My japanese safety boots . . .

[BobL]

You know how it is. One slips down the shed in one's japanese saftey boots to stare at the walls and not do anything in particular. Then I remembered I was going to get some material ready for a project for next weekend. So, head off to the side of the house to look for those scavenged bits of 50 x 100 mm rectangular hollow steel section that I've been saving for a while.

Bonus, thought they were under 3m long but both were around 3.5 m meaning I could simplify the project. Place them both on top of a pair of steel chairs (my alternative saw horses) by the shed, I then noticed the end of one looked a bit dangerous, a jagged angle grinder cut edge, so I carried it into the shed and placed one end loose in the vice and the other end on the metal cutting saw table, and was just stepping away to get the angle grinder when the steel beam slipped of the saw, out of the vice and landed fair on my left big toe. Of course it hurt like hell and looked a bit blue but I thought that was dirt. Later after I cleaned up I noticed my toe was that ugly bruised purple colour so only then did I put some ice on it. I reckon I won't be wearing any shoes for a while.

Normally I wear joggers when wood working, regular boots when I'm metal working and steel caps when I use the chain saw but this time I was just slack and paid the price.

[Waldo]

G'day BobL,

that brings tears of pain to my eyes. A few few words were heard I'd reackon.

My steel-toed Blundstones are for the things at the end of the legs, but they do nothing to protect my hands from daily injury. Yesterday arvo slipped with a no. 2 phillips head on the cordless drill, the end result was a nasty gash in the webbing between my thumb and next finger.

But daily pain from cuts etc. is never over until I go up into the house and cop a server from SWMBO, "if you do anything to wreck your hands you won't be able to work" she says. So I nod and say, " Dear".

[BobL]

A few few words were heard I'd reackon.

Well I'm more your silent type. I actually did put my boots on almost immediately after this happened and carried on for a couple of hours, but getting them off later was not easy.

My steel-toed Blundstones are for the things at the end of the legs, but they do nothing to protect my hands from daily injury. Yesterday arvo slipped with a no. 2 phillips head on the cordless drill, the end result was a nasty gash in the webbing between my thumb and next finger.

Ouch - it all sounds to familiar. Last week was definitely a bad one. I smashed my little right finger onto the top of a belt sander removing about half the nail, gave myself a blood blister from a plier pinch on my left hand, 3 splinters and a couple of cuts on my hands as well, and bashed my shins on a tow bar. I probably should have stayed inside!

But daily pain from cuts etc. is never over until I go up into the house and cop a server from SWMBO, "if you do anything to wreck your hands you won't be able to work" she says. So I nod and say, " Dear".

Also sounds familiar.

Anyway I'm off work today sitting here at home at the dining room table with my left leg across a chair and bag of ice draped over my big toe - the pain is easing with a couple of cold ones. But I'd rather be in the shed. )

[Gags_17]

dude that unlucky! thank god it didnt get squished off! lol i droped a 2.4 redgum sleeper on my foot once! lol im the opposite to you i get angry when stuff like that happens so the next day down to bunnies to buy a new tape messure....... have ya got xrays for it yet?the trainers at footy says if it burns inside when you have the ice on it it mean it broke! lets hope it isnt

[BobL]

dude that unlucky! thank god it didnt get squished off! lol i droped a 2.4 redgum sleeper on my foot once! lol im the opposite to you i get angry when stuff like that happens so the next day down to bunnies to buy a new tape messure....... have ya got xrays for it yet?the trainers at footy says if it burns inside when you have the ice on it it mean it broke! lets hope it isnt

Went to the docs and it doesn't appear to be broken. Will wait and see if swelling goes down - I've had ice on it most of the day. The rest of my foot is frozen!

[flynnsart]

I find after the initial icing of the injured foot, that some ice in a bourbon will help?!

I generally find that when I have been hurting myself a few times in a row, I have to step back from my project, clean up the shed, have a cuppa, and get back to work in the shed at a slower pace.

Donna

[BobL]

I find after the initial icing of the injured foot, that some ice in a bourbon will help?!

I generally find that when I have been hurting myself a few times in a row, I have to step back from my project, clean up the shed, have a cuppa, and get back to work in the shed at a slower pace.

Donna

+1 and +1! You are right - I have about 10 projects on the go at the same time. Subconciously I start to work faster and this leads to problems.

I had my foot up and the toe in ice for quite a bit of yesterday and the swelling has gone down a lot and I could easily tolerate the blankets on it last night. There is no pain when my foot is up and hardly any pain when its down so I stopped taking the pain killers.

Cheers

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

My sympathies Bob. It don't need to be broke to hurt like a bitch.

I cop a bit of flak for being a "barefoot warrior" in the shed, but somehow every time I've hurt my toes in a big way I've been wearing steelcaps. So I know exactly what you meant by it being a beggar of a job to get the boots off later. [wince]

[China]

I know know you feel I was treated to the very same lesson a few months ago while taking the old front loader out for the council pickup, it came off the trolly and of course landed on my big toe which was duely protected by my favourite joggers I'm still waiting for the nail to completly grow back

[BobL]

Thanks guys but I can't believe how quickly I am back in action. Yesterday morning I was a hobbling cripple with what looked like a purple plum where my toe was supposed to be and I was thinking at least a week out of the shed. I spent the day with my toe in/on ice and by last night the pain was almost gone and I slept OK. By morning the toe looked like a slightly swollen purple toe with blacks and yellows spreading around the underneath and side of the foot but I could get my foot into a jogger and right now I have my steel caps on and I'm back in the shed!

Ice, repeat ICE - rest of the foot gets real cold but its worth it.

[Woodlee]

You know how it is. One slips down the shed in one's japanese saftey boots to stare at the walls and not do anything in particular. Then I remembered I was going to get some material ready for a project for next weekend. So, head off to the side of the house to look for those scavenged bits of 50 x 100 mm rectangular hollow steel section that I've been saving for a while.

Bonus, thought they were under 3m long but both were around 3.5 m meaning I could simplify the project. Place them both on top of a pair of steel chairs (my alternative saw horses) by the shed, I then noticed the end of one looked a bit dangerous, a jagged angle grinder cut edge, so I carried it into the shed and placed one end loose in the vice and the other end on the metal cutting saw table, and was just stepping away to get the angle grinder when the steel beam slipped of the saw, out of the vice and landed fair on my left big toe. Of course it hurt like hell and looked a bit blue but I thought that was dirt. Later after I cleaned up I noticed my toe was that ugly bruised purple colour so only then did I put some ice on it. I reckon I won't be wearing any shoes for a while.

Normally I wear joggers when wood working, regular boots when I'm metal working and steel caps when I use the chain saw but this time I was just slack and paid the price.

Bob ,
I sympathise with your pain and hope the toe gets better soon ,but get your self a pair of these ,they come highly recommended.


Kev

[BobL]

Bob ,
I sympathise with your pain and hope the toe gets better soon ,but get your self a pair of these ,they come highly recommended.


Kev

Love it - sent a copy to all my scaley mates for a good laugh! Thanks

[malb]

Lost 1/8 inch of my second smallest toe a few years ago metal polishing, while wearing a 2 week old pair of Lace up Blunny steel caps.

Brushing up a 50mm square stainless table leg that had been taken out of a frame that had been welded more than a little crooked. Person who couldn't weld straight also managed to nick the corner of the tube when slitting it out of the frame.

Last leg to clean up and pushing along nicely when the scotch belt hooked into the nick and threw the piece. Landed on top of the boot cap, bounced onto polisher pedistal, off the brick wall behind the polisher and back down onto my boot 1/8 in behind the steel cap.

Straight through two layers of leather, toe nail and flesh, just exposing the bone at the end of the toe.

Normally the cap completely enclosed all of my toes, but the first strike moved my foot in the boot almost 2 inches. Damned lucky really, the impact point was at least 3/4 inch behind the toe joints for two smaller toes.

Glad to hear that you are back in the shed and the boots. Did you feel stupid about the whole thing once the pain settled a bit? I sure did.

[BobL]

. . . . .. . Glad to hear that you are back in the shed and the boots. Did you feel stupid about the whole thing once the pain settled a bit? I sure did.

Your event sounds pretty unfortunate . . . and did I feel like a first class twit - yep - especially when I hobbled into work on monday - seeing as I'm the boss and a bit of an OHS nastie to everyone, the lads had a good old laugh!

[Pat]

I wear my Blunnies in the shed, droped a turning blank/Cast Iron Face plate/chuck on my foot, the bugger missed the steel cap

(I had just fitted the chuck to the tenon and was about to remove the screws to remove the faceplate.) Thank God for the 1/2" rubber on my floor