Very close call... being careless

[retiredsoldier919]

Soldier
Thanks for the info. I know that it was painful to do. The person that was injured in our shop doesn't know, or can't remember, what happened. all he said was that he heard a bang and he grabbed his hand and when he looked down he saw his pinky finger on the table saw table. This happened in the beginning of March and he is still unclear as to what exactly happened. He is also a retired shop teacher with 30 years teaching experience which just proves that accidents can happen to anyone.
I started a thread in Woodworking tool review describing our response to the accident. Cost $2800.00 but well worth it. Once again, Thanks for your input.
Bill V

I can provide you with pictures of the injury at different stages and a picture of the scene of the accident. I left the blood spill on the garage floor as a reminder to myself. I'll likely print that one in full color and hang it over my workbench as a constant reminder of my unsafe actions. I can pm you any pictures you want to share with your club.

[JPG]

Soldier
Thanks for the info. I know that it was painful to do. The person that was injured in our shop doesn't know, or can't remember, what happened. all he said was that he heard a bang and he grabbed his hand and when he looked down he saw his pinky finger on the table saw table. This happened in the beginning of March and he is still unclear as to what exactly happened. He is also a retired shop teacher with 30 years teaching experience which just proves that accidents can happen to anyone.
I started a thread in Woodworking tool review describing our response to the accident. Cost $2800.00 but well worth it. Once again, Thanks for your input.
Bill V

I can provide you with pictures of the injury at different stages and a picture of the scene of the accident. I left the blood spill on the garage floor as a reminder to myself. I'll likely print that one in full color and hang it over my workbench as a constant reminder of my unsafe actions. I can pm you any pictures you want to share with your club.

Not to be sadistic, but perhaps we all could use that pix similarly.

[retiredsoldier919]

Soldier
Thanks for the info. I know that it was painful to do. The person that was injured in our shop doesn't know, or can't remember, what happened. all he said was that he heard a bang and he grabbed his hand and when he looked down he saw his pinky finger on the table saw table. This happened in the beginning of March and he is still unclear as to what exactly happened. He is also a retired shop teacher with 30 years teaching experience which just proves that accidents can happen to anyone.
I started a thread in Woodworking tool review describing our response to the accident. Cost $2800.00 but well worth it. Once again, Thanks for your input.
Bill V

I can provide you with pictures of the injury at different stages and a picture of the scene of the accident. I left the blood spill on the garage floor as a reminder to myself. I'll likely print that one in full color and hang it over my workbench as a constant reminder of my unsafe actions. I can pm you any pictures you want to share with your club.

Not to be sadistic, but perhaps we all could use that pix similarly.

I wasnt sure it would be allowed, but here you go.

Stupidme

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[JPG]

Thank You

[ERLover]

Not to down play any sutured wound, or the expense and inconvenience, after seeing the pics you were lucky, back of the wrist, not the front side no tendons,artery's, I take that over to the upper front side where there is an artery or the underside of the wrist where there is more veins are exposed.
When I had my remodeling business I kept a military Causality/Trauma Pack in my work vehicle, obtained via my nephew, clotting powder, major bandage wraps, ect. No Morphine though, shucks.

[ERLover]

I missed that, it was on the front side of the wrist, you got lucky and did NOT hit the artery there!!!!

[retiredsoldier919]

Stitches removed and healing nicely.
Lesson learned:
1. Keep freshly parts out of sharp metallic parts.
2. Slow down and get a miter saw with hold downs and extensions.

BTW, don't allow doctor to put Durabond glue over stitches. Makes removal of stitches very difficult and painful. It hurt more than the miter cut itself.

[sehast]

I have always felt that the miter saw was one of the safer power tools in my shop. Your post just re-enforces that proper respect is require for any power tool. My rule - think twice about what you are doing, and cut once safely.

[Ed in Tampa]

Could we get a picture of he saw? I can not imagine how you got the arm into the blade if the blade was up and the guard in place.

[retiredsoldier919]

Could we get a picture of he saw? I can not imagine how you got the arm into the blade if the blade was up and the guard in place.

Here it is as I last used it.
I too don't know exactly how I got it in there. I've tried to reenact it and can't see how.

Miter Saw

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