Took my eye off the ball

[keith53]

G'day all,

Well after nearly 30 years it's finally happened. This afternoon I was trying to finish off a box to house a profile sander. The body of the box was a nicely dovetailed cyprus pine unit, intended to house my Gifkins jig but I buggered it up. So, I thought I'd use it for something else.

I put a bottom on it then started on the lid. In cutting the bits (on the table saw) to hold the sliding lid, I was pushing the timber into the blade with a push stick (right hand) and pulling the finished end with my left hand. What happened was that I was watching where the right hand was positioned and accidentally introduced the left thumb to the ripping blade. Ouch!!! I won't forget the feeling of blade contacting bone in a hurry. Didn't have any surgically clean stuff to dress it with so used the shirt I was wearing to stem the claret flow. Went to Doctor, yada, yada, yada...

I'm totally disgusted with myself because I'm always so careful with this stuff.

Anyway, there's a sore & sorry 10 finger typist writing this post with one finger at the moment. Point is, I could have done the same cut on the router if I wasn't so bloody slack. Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

Be really careful,

Keith

[Cliff Rogers]

From one who has had 9 & 1/3 for 34 years now.

I can still remember the throbing...
Here is a tip... when you are walking, standing, sitting, put your sore hand on your head, palm up, rest the wrist in the middle of you head so the hand is slightly over the other side of your head to stop it sliding off. (Your hand, not your head. )

Sleep on your back with your hand on a pillow or on your chest.

The blood pressure to the sore bit is reduced & it helps relieve the throbbing.

[RufflyRustic]

YYYyeeeeoooowwwwhhhh!!!

Not good Hope you manage a good night's sleep all the same.

Currently I'm nursing a small chisel nick, not the same, but you always know it's there

cheers
Wendy

[Wongo]

Keith, sorry to hear that mate. Get well soon.

Something is going on here. We have had so many accidents lately. What is the position of the moon at the moment?

[Ashore]

Ouch to the bone , thats gotta hurt for the next few days/weeks, and it always happens so quick.
Keep it clean and away from infections your've got enough Problems

(BTW good one finger typing)

Rgds

[Groggy]

Eeeyyccchh! I feel sorry for you Keith. Get well soon and thanks for sharing the reminder to the rest of us.

[DavidG]

Thank "G" for 'panadine forte' (sp).

OOOooooooooowch

[bitingmidge]

The trouble with this board is you get to know (and like) so many people, and this sort of news just sends a shudder down our collective spines.

What can we say Keith, other than "We feel your pain".

I hope it left enough for you to do your shoelaces up without needing therapy.

P (shudder.)
:eek: :eek: :eek:

[BobL]

. . . . What happened was that I was watching where the right hand was positioned and accidentally introduced the left thumb to the ripping blade.

Deepest commiserations from a 9.9 fingered member (lost my ring finger tip on a joiner 28 years ago). The issue of trying to monitor too many variables is a classic problem around tools. You especially need to know where all your body parts are around tools.

This evening I really frightened myself. I was doing some work on extending my table saw mitre and had the blade guard up because I was checking the length of the mitre extension. I drilled a couple of holes in a piece of timber and reached for the dusty switch because I was going to suck up the drill shavings. However, instead of the dusty switch I absent mindedly turned on the TS! Luckily nothing (including me!) was touching the blade. Yeah I know, for a start the TS should have been turned off at the switch, and I should have put the blade guard back down.

If your story does nothing else it helps remind us all to take it all very carefully

[bsrlee]

When I stuck my finger into the router bit, I could swear that time slowed down & I could feel every slice it took off. Luckily I pulled my finger away before things got too serious & all I have is a small pale spot/scar.

And then the nurse asked why I hadn't kept the missing bit - I had to explain that it was a thin red mist across the back yard:eek:

[zenwood]

Yerch! A very sober reminder. So sorry about your accident. Hope you can relax, and that there're no complications.

Suggest rum and coke for medicinal purposes.

[Wongo]

We need a new forum for all the casualties.

[CameronPotter]

We need a new forum for all the casualties.

It is beginning to seem that way! Maybe I should give up while I am still intact.

Anyway, sorry to hear about your accident Keith! I reckon that Cliff's advice sounds like sage advice from someone who knows...

Cam

[Zed]

[QUOTE=bitingmidge]

"We feel your pain".

[QUOTE]

I certaininly hope not!

[jmk89]

As a relatively recent participant to WWF, the greatest number of these reports relate to power tools. Is this the best argument for going over to the darkside?