Most Severe Build Injury? (Page 2 of 4)

Twisted my ankle working on the Cadillac, and a couple other minor injuries.

my left hand got crushed by a prybar (we were in a hurry it happens) and due to the pain my right hand naturally flailed top of hand into the fender breaking bones then i cried like a little girl and now i cant even tie my shoe

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Slit my finger almost to the bone with a new razor blade.

Wrapped gauze and electrical tape on it and it's as good as new ( except for the not bending part )

he would have needed a case of glue for this cut.....

*sigh* done it again.  In the 6 months I've been working on this wartburg I have now put the angle grinder through my index finger knuckle no less than 7 times.  4 on the left hand, and as of today 3 on the right.    I should learn to stay away from this tool but then again it has been by far the most used tool on the project so I dont have much of a choice.

I should learn to wear heavy gloves maybe...but I seem to be unteachable.

Today was one of the bad ones, down to the bone, friend asked about tendon damage but since I had a good clear look at it I can say it wasnt damaged.  Every time it happens with the flap disks which I suppose is a blessing since they move so fast the burn through and mostly cauterize the wound.  But as I've become all to familiar with its a pain to heal since it reopens every time I forget and bend my finger.

Just whining about today's events.  Didnt stop me from picking it back up and finishing some more fab.  I've only got 4 weeks left..no time for slacking.

This last week I skinned my wrist pulling a coolant hose loose and then put a small gouge on my knee with some fresh cut angle iron when I was lengthening the ramps on my trailer. Still, not bad injuries for the length of the car build.

No you are absolutely correct which is why I dont wear them and take my cuts.  I have alot of folks try to tell  me otherwise but theres much more risk of greater damage with a spinning object catching a glove than just giving you a cut.

Shattered the tip of my right index finger last night while trying to knock out a punch pin to fix our wobbly shifter.  stupid hammers.

I keep promising my wife I'll get my wedding band tattooed on. I very rarely wear mine because I'm always working in the garage.

Its not just rotating bits, rings can get caught in all kinds of places.  Common issue when I worked on aircraft was literally someone slipping off a wind and trying to catch them selves.  Ring would snag on a rivit or other item as they were falling and pull the whole finger right out of their hand.

Rings can also get crushed and cut off bloodflow to the finger before you can figure out how to cut it off your hand.

uh, My ring is made of tungsten carbide... It's Hella stronger than anything in or on my body, and is the equivalent hardness of most tool steels. Pretty much guaranteed to take SOMETHING with it if it decides to go. The upside is smashing pressure. It could probably keep my finger from getting crushed, as it's not soft enough to deform from impacts. Downside is that it's brittle, and would probably shatter instead. If it's enough to shatter the ring my hand's done for as well. It comes off and goes on the shelf next to the door and some tight-fitting Mechanix gloves go on. I'm also paranoid enough to keep all the guards attached, and the spinny stuff on a plane going away from me.