broke finger splitting wood

[066blaster]

I have a wedge on ram splitter. I was splitting a knotty piece about 8 inch diameter. It was not splitting so I thought I would reposition it. It was stuck on the wedge so I backed it up to dislodge it. It shot off the wedge like missile and smashed, broke and cut my finger. Between the log and end plate. Never had one come off with this much force.

 

[HuskStihl]

Ouch. Sorry to hear that. Hope it doesn't need surgery and heals up quickly

 

[brenndatomu]

OWEE! Feel better soon dude. I know I have had my share of close calls with splits flying in an unexpected direction, real lucky to not have taken one in the junk!

 

[GrassGuerilla]

Ouch. Were you splitting horizontally I guess? Lot of force at work there.

 

[066blaster]

OWEE! Feel better soon dude. I know I have had my share of close calls with splits flying in an unexpected direction, real lucky to not have taken one in the junk!

Had that happen a couple weeks ago. Well just above my junk. Put me out of commission for a few days. Honey locust is no friend of mine.

 

[066blaster]

Yes horizontal

 

[hanniedog]

What no pics of the unbandaged carnage.

 

[zogger]

Whoa boy howdy!

I will just imagine the choice dialogue....

You got anyone local to help you finish splitting?

 

[1960olds]

Sorry to hear that. Busted my thumb in three places stacking wood this summer. The joke here is that my free heat was not so free this year due to hospital bills.

 

[066blaster]

No pics under neath yet. It was really swollen . Black blue red and white in some spots. Looked liked the blood wanted to come out the sides when smashed. One smaller puncture wound that kept bleeding, probably still is. Not suppose to remove bandage till I see a hand specialist monday. Hurts like a b. I took a vicoden 30 mins ago yet to feel it kick in.

 

[unclemoustache]

Man! What a bummer. I hope you're not left-handed. I don't know where I would be if I lost the use of my nose-picking finger. I doubt my wife or kids would help me out in that department. Get well soon!

 

[Philbert]

Ouch! Sorry to hear. Looks nasty.

Please help me understand this a little better so that I don't make a similar error. You were retracting the cylinder with one hand on the round (?) and the stuck round sprung off when stripped off of the wedge? Or did it jump up? Or ? Never think of the hazard when the cylinder is retracting, compared to when it is splitting.

Hope it heals quickly.

Philbert

 

[066blaster]

My hand was somewhere between the log and the end plate. When I retracted the ram with the stuck log on it, it hit the little thingies that dis lodge it and bang. It's was like it shot out of a cannon. My whole hand was in there but really only hurt my finger. The vicoden isn't working at all . I probably won't get any sleep tonight. It was a crotch piece from a limb.

 

[066blaster]

I took off some of the b.s. wrap they put on. I think it was pulling my finger to the side. Feels better. I'm about ready to take all of it off.

 

[mainewoods]

Sorry to hear that. Any chance it was the last piece? Silly question - of course it was wasn't!

 

[Whitespider]

Ouch... friggin' ouch‼
I once had my finger between the log and wedge which neatly sliced off the tip of my glove and "clipped" my fingernail for me... close call, that one. It's easy to become somewhat complacent around power equipment when you use the same piece a lot. We're all guilty of it I'm sure... you're just the one who got "bitten" this time. I sure hope it heals-up fine without a lot of hassle.

By-the-way, a few ounces of whiskey will enhance the performance of Vicodin... ask me how I know
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[blades]

Well that's going to put a crimp in production for awhile- yep I got the t shirt, baseball hat, jacket with lettering, sweatshirt ect. from various inanimate objects becoming suddenly animated. I also learned that I can't fly down from a 20 ft roof( no matter how much I flapped my arms and kicked clawed ect Think Wiley Coyote) with a 10 ft 2x12 chasing me and exit the game without various appendages and extensions there of being rearranged although I did finish closing off the dormer before heading out for some x-rays. I didn't need a Halloween costume that year. ( not that I do anyhow)

Whatever you do don't push the envelope as it starts to ease up just cause more damage.

 

[benp]

I exploded the tip of my right index finger a couple years ago in a similar situation.

Log + end plate + finger in between = Pfft. Popped like a zit.

I was happy that that splitter had the wedge on the ram. Other way around and I would be shooting with my middle finger.

 

[Rudedog]

Sorry to hear that your days as a hand model are over.

 

[NHMike]

I feel your pain....Hope you heal quickly!

About 2 years ago I was moving a pile of logs to get ready to block them. I had about 5-6 small diameter logs on the forks of the tractor. I tried to move one log over so it would fall. Didn't notice the other end was underneth another log. When I moved it, it acted like a pair of sciccors. Caught the end of my middle finger, and cut it off. would have been worse if I didn't have gloves on.