Just to clarify, mine has a guard but it broke partially Saturday, but I kept using it in a rush to finish things for an upcoming appraisal on the house. So...I got lucky the rest of the day Saturday, but Sunday I got complacent and reached in to grab a board before the brake stopped the blade, and WHAM!


Lesson learned!

Hay Stew , I've got a CORBIN on the V-7  .  

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It is "SO EASY"  to get hurt !    I really hurt for ya , just from looking at the picture .  

I hope you heal quick.   That is going to be a real scar , you should start making a good story to go with it now.  

Yea , a mark like that can lend its self to  some REALLY GOOD tales :
So.
Which one of the wars were you in ?
What did the LION do after trying to hold hands with ya ?
So , how did the rest of the BULL FIGHT go ?
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Really I believe the Good Lord made that a lot less severe than it could have been.   I'm glad you can still grip a handlebar (after it heals) .   The CMAUSA  might need you in the future ?  

 

Day 3. No pain meds since early morning Tuesday. Still swollen in the trauma area but otherwise good. I can make a tight fist with strong grip and full extension of all fingers.

I have the gorey pice of my hand filleted open at the hospital and video of the ER doc exploring the wound, poking at bones, pulling on cartilage, etc...but I will spare you with another PG13 pic.

Maybe drinking all that PBR whiskey before starting that project was a bad idea?

Just teasin'.  I was stone cold sober.  Wish I wasn't so that could be an excuse for my error, but I have to own this one  

I finally got around to downloading my security camera footage, with audio. My hands and saw were just out of view of the camera so you can't see the actual impact by a foot or so, but you can hear the saw running and then a big "clang/thud" as I then jump up and grab my hand.  

Had to watch it. That morbid curiosity...

Ruttly wrote on 02/19/20 at 22:25:25:


I just thought you were real busy lately?  Glad you're ready to share the hate again  

FWIW, my older brother was not feeling well for years, testosterone issues and all that it brings, etc. Bad headaches. Regular Dr. just fed him pills. Urologist in Atlanta finally did proper tests and found a pituitary tumor that was jacking his levels all up. Too small to operate, but after many months of adjust some meds to counteract the pituitary issues and straighten out testosterone and headaches, he is an 18 year old in a 48 year old body.  Point being...make sure to get your WHOLE body checked out. In his case, the CT scan of his head told the tale.

Well Norm , now if he had the guard down that SPINNING blade  wouldn't have grabbed his glove & hand , lucky his cat like skills kept his hand from being completely sucked into the blade. Wasn't too much further and he would have cut it off. I have seen so many gory accidents with SPINNING equipment that I could be typing here for days. I'm not joking if it SPINS it can take any body part or your life in a split second. So replace your broken guards ASAP. I used a old table saw with no brake or guard for years and always used a stick to push the board being cut thru the SPINNING blade and we would lower the blade below the deck then turn it off. One day I had to take it apart to replace the motor and it was blood stained and also found a finger nail with some shriveled up flesh on it from some UNLUCKY fingerless person who knew it all and didn't follow those safety procedures. Stewy has two things to that will keep him from repeating his mistake the scar and me constantly reminding him. Be safe guys not all accidents turn out so well , Stewy was really lucky !

Yeah I'm thinking we can keep this thread going for at least a couple of years , decades