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Manpa said:shakergt said:Wishfull said:Circular saw about two years ago. I posted the picture here at the time. Only 2 stitches. Anesthetic hurt more than the cut. Was working on the old caravan. About to start that project up again actually.
Wishfull sounds you and I have had a similar experience. I had a circular saw kick back and run up my hand between the thumb and index finger. 7 stiches later and it is all fine. I definitely have to agree with you that the anesthetic hurt more than the cut.
My brother was removing a termite riddled floor for his neighbour, wearing the appropriate footwear, not, he had thongs on. 9" Circ saw kicked back, result 4 toes off, only little piggy remained. All stitched back but has since lost second toe. Can't wear thongs now.
Thats a stinker.
I only lost two finger tips on two separate occasions to tungsten carbide blades , and drilled through my hand with an 8mm drill bit another time , the tendon was hanging out of the hole but couldnt get the tendon sewed back until I finished night shift , got the machine loaded on a truck 6 hours later then I could bugger off to hospital for the stitch up.
I consider myself lucky compared to many here.