ran my hand through a table saw today more pics added LOL

<p>damn it after over 25+ years of working with power tools and saws finally got bit today.<br></p><p>i feel like a freakin idiot...dont really know what happened but it got me good.</p><p>cut and broke one of my fingers cut and hamburgered another</p><p>they put in 12 stitches to "loosely hold everything together'' </p><p>doesnt look did any tendon damage. but damn i feel stupid</p><p>i guess i just got to comfortable using the tool....</p><p>i have pics also got some good ones at the doctors before my camera died lol</p><p>might post them </p><p>well pics arent as bad as i thought </p><p>it looked a hell of a lot worse after it was cleaned took the tip off the pointer and broke it and cut it pretty good</p><p>the middle finger looked like hamburger it took 8 stitches itself to kinda hold it together.</p><p>here are the pics before cleaning i will add more after i take the dressings off tommorow</p><p><img src="http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg28/uglybaby67/SSPX0142.jpg"></p><p><img src="http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg28/uglybaby67/SSPX0141.jpg"></p><p><img src="http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg28/uglybaby67/SSPX0139.jpg"><img src="http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg28/uglybaby67/SSPX0143.jpg"><br></p><p>here it is after cleaning up a little</p><p><img src="http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg28/uglybaby67/SSPX0147.jpg"></p><p><img src="http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg28/uglybaby67/SSPX0146.jpg"></p><p><img src="http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg28/uglybaby67/SSPX0145.jpg"></p><p><img src="http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg28/uglybaby67/SSPX0144.jpg"><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>randy</p>

Bummer, but YOU MUST post pics!!!<br><img src="http://mmb.maverick.to/images/smilies/ttiwwp.gif"><br><br>I know a guy who did the same thing, but suffered a bit more damage...he's still got a couple of fingers, but his hand is always cold. It was 90 degrees when I was working on his truck, and he was wearing a sock over it...<br><br>Sorry about your incident Randy, that is going to slow you down for a couple weeks I suppose...Hope you heal back 100% bro!<br>

Oh boy that sucks. Never did a table saw but did the ol circ saw. That baby was hangin by a thread. Just takes a micro second to happen. When your in a hurry always remember it never pays off in the end. Been Carpenter for about 27 years, seen alot of that stuff. Just take care and heal up!!<br>

Yikes! Best of luck on a smooth (and hasty) recovery. I'm going to have to sign the "we need pictures" bill...

<p>thanks guys</p><p>doc says it should heal good and at the worst a little nerve damage maybe some bitchin scars.</p><p>all the cuts and everything where on top of the fingers so i figure it kicked back on me and rolled my hand over and into the blade</p><p>freakin sucks cuz this is the busy season now i am out a minimum of 2 weeks.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>randy</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>

Damnit. I knew I didn't want to look, but had to anyways.<br><br>
Hope it heals quickly.

You are one of the lucky ones! Table saws are very unforgiving when it comes to complacency. I know way too many that have completely lost digits.<br> <img src="http://www.ezboard.com/image/posticons/pi_hippie.gif" width="20" height="20"> Later, Steve<br>

<p>Aw, geez... table saws.... I'm sure glad you didn't actually lose any of those fingers!</p>
<p>btw have you ever seen the "SawStop"? Here's a link, and I know there's a YouTube vid of the thing in action - it's quite amazing! I know the horse is already out of the barn, but it's something you might think about if you use a table saw a lot...</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.sawstop.com/howitworks/how_overview.php">SawStop</a></p>

<p>yeah the shop i do a ton of work for has the saw stop in the big shop</p><p>this was my little portable one</p><p>that sawstop thing is awesome </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>randy</p><p><br></p>

Most certainly could have been far worse. It's hard to consider you lucky but lucky you.