Looks bad enough to me.
I know I would have been mad at myself for not being more careful.
Heal up quick, I hate being restricted.
I know I would have been mad at myself for not being more careful.
Heal up quick, I hate being restricted.
Could have been worse, thankfully not. Makes me want to line my shop walls with shelving instead of sitting stuff in the floor.
I guess I'm the black sheep here, but those wounds don't look like much to me. I can't imagine going to the docter and getting stitched up for that scratch.
Tony
I make a point of keeping scabbards on my saws when not in use.
Could have been worse, thankfully not. Makes me want to line my shop walls with shelving instead of sitting stuff in the floor.
I have about 60 saws in an 18' x 22' shop. Stuff not being on the floor simply isn't an option...but thanks for the safety tip.
Actually the bleeding wasn't too bad.
I have about 60 saws in an 18' x 22' shop. Stuff not being on the floor simply isn't an option...but thanks for the safety tip.
Your wife made a good call, that area of the arm should be treated with a great deal of respect, not much extra before the important parts. If you do not know what to look for you can end up with a diminished capacity hand even though the wound does not look bad.
There seems to be a misunderstanding of the potential of a squared edge to cause damage. A 90 degree steel edge is a "sharp" edge, the thickness of an individual bar rail squared out would make a very effective tool of destruction. Personally surprised his injury was not worse than it appears to be.
Ouch!
Did you forget to dress the other side of the rails also? 90 degree rails shouldn't be sharp.
I've cut myself on bar rails too. Hope you heal up quickly.
Just an example of how quickly you can get hurt, last week I reached in the door of my truck to get the phone charger. Apparently the end got hooked in the seat because when I pulled on it, it snapped back and hit me square in the eye. The pain was incredible, had blurred vision and a lot of swelling for two days. Its ok now but it could have been a lot worse. All I could think was what a silly way to get hurt.
Dang Neil that is a nasty looking arm! Sorry to hear about your mishap. We really can't be too careful with the equipment we are around all the time. Get well bud
I wear Kevlar gloves when filing and changing chains. I still managed to stab myself with a bucking spike. Heal up fast and well Neal.
Neal, heal up soon.
That which does not kill....makes you pay more attention when you are tired, aggravated, distracted ect.
The older i get the more i realize if i cant give 100% attention to anything going on in the shop....i go upstairs and watch tv.
Thats not to say you were any of the above, its just how i keep getting older.
Stay strong brotha...
I cut the side of my leg to the bone while washing a car once. 16 stitches, half of which were inside. All because I hit the license plate. :bang:
At one of my previous employers, some office dweller was cutting something with his pocketknife and managed to stab himself in the face.
There are much, much more silly ways to get hurt. :msp_smile:
Hope you heal up fast. Starting to get wood cutting weather and alot of GTG's are coming on. Take care bro.
I've cut myself on bar rails too. Hope you heal up quickly.
Just an example of how quickly you can get hurt, last week I reached in the door of my truck to get the phone charger. Apparently the end got hooked in the seat because when I pulled on it, it snapped back and hit me square in the eye. The pain was incredible, had blurred vision and a lot of swelling for two days. Its ok now but it could have been a lot worse. All I could think was what a silly way to get hurt.
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