It’s been a while…

[Pullstart 71,441]

I haven’t had a recordable in quite some time.  I was trying to drill out a stripped screw just now, and they say to drill without gloves for safety.  Well the bit snapped, and somehow the broken end found its way about 1/2” into the side of my hand.  The instant sharpness felt like I smacked my hand.  Then I saw the cool part!  Sorry, no impalement photo, I twisted that sucker out quick!  Currently flushing and peroxide treating… luckily I have full mobility of my pinky and can feel with it too!

 

 

[parsonsponyz 415]

Thank goodness you've not gotten nerve damage and still have mobility.  Now to bite down on some leather and put whiskey on it, or is that the other way around.   Take care and be careful. 

[rmaynard 17,616]

I can't tell you how many times I've tried to drill something or punch something or screw something that I was holding in my hand. You'd think that after at least 6 decades of doing dumb things I'd learn. 

I've got nothing recent, but here are scars from my two most memorable incidents.

 

Red circle is where I was trying to push a pencil through a potato at age 12. There is still a black dot where the graphite remains.

Green circle is where I pushed an 1/8" flat blade screwdriver through my hand when it slipped. That was when I was 45. There have been many more before and after. I'm lucky to still be alive.

So, even though I've given you a hard time about safety, I too have done a lot of dumb stuff.

 

 

[peter lena 10,098]

@Pullstart would definitely  still have that  checked out  by a doctor , thats your  OPPORTUNITY ,  my wife had a  thumb  bone removed , that had  split ,  dr said  , its critical to get a  , medical , verification  to statis , overall , function / feel . rather  than have to   literally  go in , and repair a  poor , healing set up . pete      

[Darb1964 1,175]

1 hour ago, Pullstart said:

I haven’t had a recordable in quite some time.  I was trying to drill out a stripped screw just now, and they say to drill without gloves for safety.  Well the bit snapped, and somehow the broken end found its way about 1/2” into the side of my hand.  The instant sharpness felt like I smacked my hand.  Then I saw the cool part!  Sorry, no impalement photo, I twisted that sucker out quick!  Currently flushing and peroxide treating… luckily I have full mobility of my pinky and can feel with it too!

 

 

You may want to think about getting a tetanus shot if it's been over ten years since your last one.

[ri702bill 13,237]

15 minutes ago, Darb1964 said:

it's been over ten years since your last one.

Not to worry, Kevin has his own reserved Parking Space at the Urgent Care!! He is a member of their "Frequent Flyer, Repeat Offender" Elite Club!!

Seriously, you are fortunate that it did not find its way under the Wedding Band. That would lock the spiral twist of the bit right in... 

[Pullstart 71,441]

43 minutes ago, ri702bill said:

Not to worry, Kevin has his own reserved Parking Space at the Urgent Care!! He is a member of their "Frequent Flyer, Repeat Offender" Elite Club!!

Seriously, you are fortunate that it did not find its way under the Wedding Band. That would lock the spiral twist of the bit right in... 

 

That ring hasn’t been off in many years. It would take much force to get it free, wether a pull or a smash… 

[ri702bill 13,237]

I, on the other hand (get it?), only wore my Wedding Band on social occasions. Working fabricating and assembling machines & automated equipment, it was too much of a safety hazard.

[Pullstart 71,441]

11 minutes ago, ri702bill said:

I, on the other hand (get it?), only wore my Wedding Band on social occasions. Working fabricating and assembling machines & automated equipment, it was too much of a safety hazard.

So is not wearing it!  

[Ed Kennell 47,677]

1 hour ago, Pullstart said:

It would take much force to get it free

Yep, the ring will stay on the finger.   It's the finger that comes off.

Nearly lost my index finger in 1964 when the ring hooked on the metal brace of a wooden ladder while I was sliding down fireman style.

I put the ring back in it's case and left it there for 50 years.     When I put it on it was too small for the index, but was a perfect fit on the pinky.