fingers.

[The Bleeder]

Right hand has all 5 with no real damage. Left hand i tried to make 6 fingers using the TS. Surgeon put it back together then 18 months before i could woodwork again.


Pain..Pain..Pain. (drugs are great then they take them away)


So done it once and not going to do it again.


Steve

[rdog]

I was stupid and removed the guard on my table saw to cut some small pieces last year, cut my left index finger nearly off through first joint.
Thanks to a skilled hand surgeon at Green slopes hospital I still have it, and it works
about 65% as good as did before .
About two months of phyisotherapy and pain.
when I got home from hospital I cleaned blood off saw table [ went rusty too] & re fitted guards to saw & angle grinder ect.
I happens in an instant .

[weisyboy]

same as me. and just over the hill to.

[gordonwindeyer]

OK so we are doing a poll on how many have lost fingers or parts of them.
I think the most important discussion is how to cope or what to do immediately after an accident.
My wood workshop is on my farm and I am often there by myself.
I am interested in contributions from members who have had an accident on how they dealt with it and what they would do differently next time.

Regards

Gordon

[DavidG]

1. Clean plastic bag to keep the bits in 'till you get to hospital.
Seal the bag and keep cool. NO ICE just cold water.

2. Pressure bandage to stop the bleeding.

3. Mobile phone to call for help. DO NOT DRIVE YOURSELF.
If you black out you could finish up with much worse injuries.

[weisyboy]

it its right off tehn put it in a bag inside a nother bag of cold watter. stop teh bleeding (i used a tea towel) and call to a freindly neibour that happens to be a nurse. or an ambulance.

after my router insident i decided id seen it done enough ill just stich myself up next time.

[Chumley]

When I was young and (more) foolish I was cutting small strips on my triton (with the guard off so I could see what I was doing) - started day dreaming and missed seeing one strip slip sideways but got a good view of my hand dropping onto the saw. Stopped the saw, locked the garage, ran inside, put my hand under the tap to wash it out - looked like shredded cabbage - wrapped a tea towel around it and went across the road to the neighbour to get a lift to the hospital. Funny thing was it didn't hurt at all - was just kinda numb.

No real damage - hit my thumb and rude finger together, cut a groove nice enough to house a bit of ply just down to the bone. Healed ok eventually, but one of the fingernails grows crooked and gives me a bit of grief.

Worst part was I forgot to leave a message for swmbo - she came home to a locked house with blood all over the sink, the kitchen floor, and a trail of bloodstains leading out to the garage (in from the garage?). Not sure what her reaction was but glad I wasn't there .

Also ripped a fingernail off with a ride on lawn mower, but that's not woodworking so it doesn't count .

Few more near misses. Try ever so hard these days not to daydream.

Cheers,
Adam

[weisyboy]

its strange how it dosent hurt.

thud, thud, thud, what was that.... lok down oh ?????.

[Phil Spencer]

Biscuit Jointer

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Phil

[DavidG]

Ouch

[benja]

Still got all my fingers, but have developed some kind of dermatitis this week from, of all things, a skin protective cream i use at work! Funny thing is the MSDS states that continued and frequent use may cause irritation to develop, and to wash it from your skin. Bizarre!