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Tahnok:

--- Quote from: ArtMAME on October 25, 2006, 10:35:48 pm ---I just had my first stitches put in a week ago... 22 of them... on my head...

I was cutting a piece of plywood on my tablesaw,  then I bent down to turn off the power switch, when the plywood I just cut (16"x22") got caught in the blade and got flung directly at my skull...

OUCH!!!  :dizzy: :dizzy: :dizzy:

The corner of the plywood hit me right on the top of the head with enough force to open a gash that required 22 stitches.  Started bleeding profusely, took off my Tshirt and put it on my head to control the bleeding.  My wife took me to the medical center just 5 minutes away.

Now there is dried blood on my tablesaw, goggles, work bench, shop floor, and the piece of plywood I cut...  :-X

Guess I am lucky it was the top of my head and not my face... ;D

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Kickback scares the crap out of me for that reason exactly. If you aren't carefull, it will teach you to be carefull real quick.
SirPeale:
Yeesh...I forgot about what happens when I get a tetanus shot.  I've been sore all day with chills.
Chaos:
Spacies- No I didn't cut them off. They were torn off in a printing press. Not as bad as it sounds though. The hard part is trying to figure out a control panel when all your fingers on one hand are the same size. I used to play on the keyboard, but the arrow keys are a problem when your middle finger isn't longer than your index and ring fingers. 

Peale, I'm glad that everything has worked out for you. Moving slate like that, I'm surprised you didn't break it.

Take care,
Gar
johnm160:
Oh yeah, Kick Back, I remember that.

I will never forget on time I got careless, the piece of plywood I was ripping kicked back and got me right in the family jewels..... :cry: :cry: :cry:

I took a little while before I could get up off the floor that time.

That was many years ago and it still hurts to talk about it! I developed a whole new respect for my table saw that day.
emerica:
sorry to hear about the stitches.  I understand completely considering I work in the glass business and had numerous stitches from various incidents whether my fault or someone elses. Growing up skateboarding hasn't helped in that factor either.

The fun part is pulling the stitches out.  :cheers:

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