Official TGO "Look what I did to my finger" Thread *GRAPHIC*

[BrasilNuts]

Seems like every few months there's a thread where someone mangled one of their fingers.

Last Friday it was my turn.

It was going to be a long weekend so I had a long list of stuff I wanted to get done.

First on my list was turn some range lead into ingots. I got my pot on the burner, my molds, and other tools set up and ready. I put my squirrel cage fan in place to blow the smoke away from me and then I was going to put on my gloves. As I turned to get my gloves the fan started to fall back, I grabbed it at the square air outlet without thinking and...


The next day.


Special thanks to the fine folks at Methodist Medical Center ER, they had me fixed up and out of there in no time.

So lets see those messed up fingers!!!!!

Edited May 27, 2014 by BrasilNuts

[runco]

I did not need to see this, especially before going to bed!

[TNMTBik3r]

Did you at least catch the fan? Surprised (and lucky for you) that you only caught the one finger.

[Ted S.]

I'm hungry.....is anyone else hungry?

[BrasilNuts]

Once it bit me I let the fan go.

If you look closely, in the second picture, you can see blood under the nails of my pinky and middle fingers caused from the impact.

[z0mbies fear me]

Nice! Seems like stuff like that always happens to me on Fridays too. Most recently it was me getting my middle finger caught up in a Rigid 535 pipe threading machine on April fools day a few years ago. Only took 27 stitches to fix it. My wife didn't believe me when I called her on the way the ER so when I stopped at a red light I snapped a picture and text it to her.

[BrasilNuts]

If you've got a pic post it up with the details!!!

[z0mbies fear me]

Really bad "quality" cell phone pictures

[hipower]

YUCK!!

I'm getting puckering sensations from looking at those pics.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

[z0mbies fear me]

It broke the middle finger and ring finger on my right hand. It split the (bone/ cartilage) from the last knuckle to the tip of my middle finger. When I returned to work the following Monday a bent piece of 1" schedule 40 black iron pipe my glove and fingernail were on the table where we have our safety meetings.

[frankmako]

man, i don't know why i even looked.  that has got to hurt.

[Luke E.]

I'm getting puckering sensations from looking at those pics.

I was getting the same above mentioned sensations.. I have messed up a couple of fingers in my time but it seems I handle looking down at my own better than seeing someone else's! How the finger heals up quickly OP.

Edit. Hope Edited May 27, 2014 by Luke E.

[Monkeyman2500]

Looking at those makes my finger hurt.

[Ted S.]

Really bad "quality" cell phone pictures

 

If I'm seeing the pic right...that is the best finger to effe up, because you can proudly show it to everyone and they won't know you are also flipping them off!

 

:pleased:

[TrickyNicky]

I think Dolomite is the reigning TGO finger mutilator champ. He does get bonus points for posting pics here before getting to the ER that one time. :Rock:

I've managed to get myself a few times, no pics though.

[Ted S.]

Just wait till the TGO pro tech group buy knives come in. Expect new pictures on the hour.

[gjohnsoniv]

Just wait till the TGO pro tech group buy knives come in. Expect new pictures on the hour.

It won't just be fingers, I guarantee it.

[Dustbuster]

Just wait till the TGO pro tech group buy knives come in. Expect new pictures on the hour.

That's funny!!!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 of course it ate my spelling.

[UncleJak]

I detached my right pointer finger back in 2010, but sadly lost the pics to a old cell phone. Sent barefoot from the hills of Tennessee

[RC3]

I would post a photo of my toe, but its says fingers. Long story short, never kick metal with an ingrown toe nail, only to have it break and cut out the inside of the toe. 

[vontar]

Guide to changing fan belts.

 

1. Turn off engine.

[TrickyNicky]

Guide to changing fan belts.
 
1. Turn off engine.

Ooohh that just sounds like a bad time waiting to happen! :lol:

[BrasilNuts]

I detached my right pointer finger back in 2010, but sadly lost the pics to a old cell phone.

Sent barefoot from the hills of Tennessee

Didn't you break your finger doing laundry a while back?

[RC3]

Didn't you break your finger doing laundry a while back?

Thats a new one for the book. No offence, but how does one break a finger when handling clothing? I hope it was jamming it against the washer or drier, hell even a basket or a bottle of bleach. Just please dont say while folding or loading.

[Jamie Jackson]

Brasil was the best patient I had that day !

 

It was busy as crap...as usual...

I got a text "Hurt hand, in ER"...WTF? Since I don't usually get texts (my friends know I'm a technotard)...I went "darn...must be an emergency"..Sure enough. :cool:

Heck...Brasil needed an update on his Tetanus shot anyway...

 

Brasil is tough folks. He went on to doing  Randy's class including FOF on Sunday...and no whining at all. :up:

 

 

 

Ted S.

 

No kidding. I guess I should get my phone number out to the Knoxville area members...and make sure our department is well stocked on sutures. :pleased: