How often do u have a good injury???

[hexbaz]

I voted 6-monthly, which is about true - though I have never (he said, tempting fate) been injured by a power tool. Knives mainly, and a couple of times by a hand saw. My most recent bleed was taking the end off my finger with a ceramic potato peeler, but I guess that does not count as it did not involve woodwork.

[Rowan]

No suitable time between incidents just don't do the same thing twice.

I had to teach myself to learn from my injuries

Therefore injuries can be good if they teach u not to do the same thing twice. After all dont folks say

"learn from your mistakes!!!!"

[davo453]

I also had to say never (and touched everything lucky in the process) had a serious injury from woodwork. I’ve had many close misses though and am also terrified of all my machinery, whilst trying to avoid the adage “familiarity breeds contempt”.

I do injure myself just about every were else though. Not serious enough to go to the doctors as a rule (takes a lot to get me there though) At Easter whilst driving a Backhoe I dropped a wheel in to a hidden hole which jolted me making my hand slip on the control jerking the vehicle even more and throwing me up and on to the edge of the window which slides into the roof space. Result a quite deep dent in the front of my skull (still there), I saw stars for nearly an hour, I’ll wear the seat belt next time I think.

The other day whilst watching TV (a harmless pursuit you would think) I did as is my habit shifted my leg up to put it over the arm of the chair, I totally forgot the coffee table was there (no I was sober) The heavy Jarrah table took off vertically and I have a large hematoma on the top of my foot, don’t think its broken but its hard to wear shoes at the moment.

And those are only the recent ones. Maybe I should as SHMBO says live in the shed.

Cheers Dave

[Zed]

thankfully due to my anal retentive nature I have never hurt myself in the shed. I have however trod on a beer bottle whilst drunk and required 12 stitches or so under my big toe. that was a fun night! NOT!!!

once upon a time I had a little habit of breaking the fall of objects with my foot (usually whilst clad in a shoe) as I have very fast reflexes honed with a nervous nature and some very risky sporting practices. I did this without incident for many years and saved numerous objects from breakage until I dropped an old dial telephone (the old telecom ones made by sdc with bells and coils in 'em) on my big toe - this in itself wasnt so bad but I neglected to elevate my foot so that I could "shock absorb" the fall and since my foot was on the ground I effectivley hammered my big toe with a friggin heavy phone against the anvil of a concrete floor - jeeeeeezzuuss! did that HURT like a mo'fo!!!

[Eastie]

So the monkey has feelings

[Wood Borer]

I dropped an old dial telephone (the old telecom ones made by sdc with bells and coils in 'em) on my big toe

Zed they were made by STC and called ACF's in NSW and 800's in most other places. Being an old tech it brings back memories but nowadays many young techs giggle and laugh when I refer to these older phones when I take training courses.

They were good phones but a thing of the past now however the principles of telephony haven't really changed over the last 100 years or so.

The coil you referred to is called an ATSIC coil (anti side tone induction coil) which was always the first thing that came adrift when they were dropped.

I think they are collector's items now.

What's this got to do with woodwork? - sorry I was dreaming of the past.


- Wood Borer

[Zed]

yeah I know them well - they were the "foreign order" of choice when installing extra sockets. I was a very naughty apprentice...

collectors item ? you gotta be kidding - there were millions of them around the joint surely they cant be valuable in the least. they were very robust werent they ? I remember being hit on the head with a handset during a mock battle in my old exchange , it hurt me - didnt do anything to the phone

whats it got to do with woodwork ? nothing - this is a saftey thread innit ?

[Honest Gaza]

Still got an Ivory ACF in the shed. Only recently threw away spare transmitters, receivers, curly cords etc. But we digress....

[ivanavitch]

I voted never since I have ye to be stitched. I do however donate plasma fortnightly so that the regular cutters and bleeders can have a free topup.

scotty

[kiwigeo]

Ok....heres my injury tote so far.


1. At age 7 got a little toy woodies kits with a REAL chisel in it. Promptly stuck the chisel through the side of my left hand and had to get it stitched up

2. At age 13 attacked the same hand with an axe and ended up with a scar right next to the chisel job.

3. At age 45 cut the top of my head open and ended up with 7 stitches. Was working on a Japanese pailing fence when a couple of palings Id left propped against a post blew over and landed on my nut. Panic stations as I was due to head out to an oil rig next day. Once Id got it stitched up I had to ring up the client and pursuade them to let me go out. Got out there and went to see the medic to have the stitches taken out....he was overjoyed to see me.....it was the first time hed taken out stitches and he needed the practise.

Of course it goes without saying that all of the above injuries were the result of poor job pre-planning and just plain stupidity.

[kiwigeo]

It might be slightly off topic but injuries are involved....check out attached URL for news item on an unfolding tragedy in Melbourne. A house has collapsed on a couple of chaps doing a re-stump job on same.

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...476457148.html

[Kris.Parker1]

My last funny (slightly painful injury) was when I was laying a deck in the backyard. My brother decided to come around a give me a "Tim the Toolman" boost with his old, slighty over used air compressor nail-gun, suffice to say after spending two hours in casualty, a tetanus shot and three small two inch stainless tokens in a small clear sterile container later I returned home. I doubt he will be invited around for the grand opening of the deck.
For those interested one in the thigh hit the bone, one in the knee and one in the calf on the other leg. Talk about getting caught in the line of fire.

Cheers

Kris

P.S. I have since purchased a cordless rechargeable one. No more old tools for this little black duck.

[burn]

Today is the first day I've been able to look at this BB in a week.

A new SPD25A + mortising attachment + 150mm cross slide vice picked up last Wednesday (for $500 mind you) broke my back ... well pulled a muscle which was never meant to be pulled and was on my back for the last week! Admittedly I'm still young, but boy what a wakeup call .... I must remember not to be young and stupid anymore and attempt to lift/move/carry anything I want. Take care of backs ... good chairs, posture, exercise .... I want to be able to still use all my machinery well into my 80's!

Burn