T-astragal Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 One in a million shot, doc... Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Crawford Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 End of day, very tired, considerable pain from back problem. Started to leave but decided to make the last rip cut - Wham, kick back. Lost a testicle. Few weeks before I was back in the shop. Up side, my wife was worried about what stupid thing I would do next and insisted I get a Saw Stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 OK, I vote Tom as the winner of the most awful amputation award. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 - Wham, kick back. Lost a testicle. Few weeks before I was back in the shop. That would make a good OSHA safety sign! Cringe Sorry for your loss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wouldwurker Posted December 24, 2014 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 I'm sure you'll find it. It's always in the last place you look. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mzdadoc Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 Was 18 yrs old at WyoTech and mounting a Chrysler transmission to the work bench. The bolt holes were stripped out as it fell to the floor. 18 yr old student (me) thought I'll catch it. At the last minute I realized how stupid and the only part I didn't get out of the way fast enough was the big toe on my left foot. Totally exploded it in my show. Back i. The shop the next day without crutches. Too cool for those at 18. Woodworking a couple weeks ago ripping ply with my cordless circ saw the guard kept catching when starting the cut. Held the gard out of the way but rested my pinky and ring finger against the blade. Pulled the triggers and forced my fingernails to be trimmed very quickly. Only a little blood but a life lesson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 You learn real quick from those sphincter tightening close calls don't you ! Those are the lessons that last a lifetime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 Was 18 yrs old at WyoTech and mounting a Chrysler transmission to the work bench. The bolt holes were stripped out as it fell to the floor. 18 yr old student (me) thought I'll catch it. At the last minute I realized how stupid and the only part I didn't get out of the way fast enough was the big toe on my left foot. Totally exploded it in my show. Back i. The shop the next day without crutches. Too cool for those at 18. Woodworking a couple weeks ago ripping ply with my cordless circ saw the guard kept catching when starting the cut. Held the gard out of the way but rested my pinky and ring finger against the blade. Pulled the triggers and forced my fingernails to be trimmed very quickly. Only a little blood but a life lesson. That should be a lesson to all 18 yo, careful what ya mount Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cochese Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 Was 18 yrs old at WyoTech and mounting a Chrysler transmission to the work bench. The bolt holes were stripped out as it fell to the floor. 18 yr old student (me) thought I'll catch it. At the last minute I realized how stupid and the only part I didn't get out of the way fast enough was the big toe on my left foot. Totally exploded it in my show. Back i. The shop the next day without crutches. Too cool for those at 18. Woodworking a couple weeks ago ripping ply with my cordless circ saw the guard kept catching when starting the cut. Held the gard out of the way but rested my pinky and ring finger against the blade. Pulled the triggers and forced my fingernails to be trimmed very quickly. Only a little blood but a life lesson. Auto mechanics in high school, best friend had his Z28 on the lift, putting in a clutch. T56 is on the transfer jack, next it was in my arms. Got real cut up and bruised, but held it. Strong like bull, baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 This is pale compared to some of the above. This past weekend, I was running some boards thru the planer which was attached to the HF dc. I noticed that the clear dc hose was stopped up at the entrance to the dc. This particular dc has a wye at the impeller/motor, one side connected to the hose, the other side is capped. I shut everything down and allowed the impeller time to wind down, I thought! I took the cap off of the wye and stuck my hand up in there to clear the blockage. My middle finger stopped the rotation of the impeller. Had I done it few seconds earlier, it wouldn't have been pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Serious Injury List, Entry 12302014: #80 + Wenge + Impatience = Blood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgreenb Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Serious Injury List, Entry 12302014: #80 + Wenge + Impatience = Blood Ugh. Been there. What's the wenge for? No rest for the weary after the cherry bed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 No rest for the weary. The wife requested a Spagnuolo Special. She asked, she shall receive. Plywood in Mel's shop and mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgreenb Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 No rest for the weary. The wife requested a Spagnuolo Special. She asked, she shall receive. Plywood in Mel's shop and mine. Spagnuolo special??? Gotta be more specific. Waaaaay too many options. Is it a wenge tomato pie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 ==>Lost a testicle RR mentioned something about replacement titanium balls, but maybe I misunderstood... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Serious Injury List, Entry 12302014: #80 + Wenge + Impatience = Blood How in the hell did you do that? Mine is the original 80 and the blade extends above the handle and I can see that, but yours doesn't? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapid Roger Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 ==>Lost a testicle RR mentioned something about replacement titanium balls, but maybe I misunderstood... IN MY HIP "H" ....IN MY HIP!! ...Sheesh! Rog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 How in the hell did you do that? Mine is the original 80 and the blade extends above the handle and I can see that, but yours doesn't? I guess I kinda had my finger wrapped over the top and I caught a slice. That wenge is tough stuff to scrape...you can get a little worked up over it. It was really just a little nick. I need to wrap some blue tape over that edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Tis just a flesh wound 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 My first real woodworking injury was with a chisel. I was cutting a mortise by hand, and everything was clamped down. I took off the clamps, and noticed a bit of material that needed touch up. I HELD the workpiece with one hand and used the chisel with the other for this 3 second cut. Well, the piece blew out and I ended up with 7 stitches in my left thumb. Chisel was uber sharp, so at least it healed cleanly. A few years later I was splitting firewood with a splitting maul. One of the pieces split funny and flew back at me, hitting my right hand between the two smallest knuckles. Broken hand, and it still bothers me from time to time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyrolan Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Tis just a flesh wound Fine! We'll call it a draw... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroDave Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 "Message for you sire." Be more careful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 I haven't cut anything off, but I've had dozens of minor accidents. Just the other day I was fitting a mortise and tenon and Wow! was that thing tight. While trying to wiggle it off it released suddenly and hit me in the nose. All I could think of was Christopher Walken to Dennis Hopper: "That smarts, doesn't it? Getting slammed in the nose. $#%&s you all up. You get that pain shootin' through your brain, your eyes fill up with water. That ain't any kind of fun,..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Good thing is that they all feel better when they quit hurting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janello Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Years ago i was ripping a 2x4 on edge using an old craftsman contractors saw. At the time i had no real understanding of KB. I was standing in the bad zone when the short 2by came a flying back. It hit my stomache at mach speed and dropped me like a stone. Luckily i had no internal damage. I did have a raised red mark perfectly shaped like the end of a 2x4 in the center of my gut. The pain was pretty horrific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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