Author Topic: 33 Years, Eight Days... (Read 3608 times)

SirPeale · « **on:** October 25, 2006, 08:14:24 pm »

...without stitches. Words of warning to people moving heavy equipment!

Today we had to move an eight foot pool table up a flight of stairs. They're quite heavy, as you would imagine. Easiest way is to do it twice. Once with the body, and once with the slate.

So after moving the body up the stairs we go for the slate, The slate has pockets, which are fairly safe places to grab.

Safe if you're moving over a flat area, that is. Not so safe when you're trying to move up the stairs one step at a time.

Pinky got crushed between the edge of the step and the pocket. I could tell within half a second that I needed stitches.

One trip to the ER later I have five stitches in my right pinky. I'd drop a photo, but it's currently mummy-wrapped.

Lesson: even while doing things safely things can go wrong.

Bill Mote · « **Reply #1 on:** October 25, 2006, 08:47:03 pm »

I had a transmission dropped on me; by my dad no less! Similarly, we had both been pretty careful but when he slipped it away from the engine a burr sunk into his hand a he let go and jerked his hand away. At least I caught it on my chest vs. having is crash/crack on the concrete floor. LOL

dot

Chaos · « **Reply #2 on:** October 25, 2006, 09:40:48 pm »

33 yrs?

Sometimes I can't go 33 days. I'll try to attach a pic of my best accident to date.
WARNING!!!! NOT FOR WEAK STOMACHS

ooops

spacies · « **Reply #3 on:** October 25, 2006, 10:15:54 pm »

SH1T dude,

You cut them fingers right off?

LOL

spacies · « **Reply #4 on:** October 25, 2006, 10:24:21 pm »

Peale.

Bad luck on the stitches.

I have had LOADS of stitches. I was a freestyle BMXer back in the day and broke numerous bones, then I made a mistake and took up freestyle Motocross. On a BMX you do about 20mph but on a 'cross bike you do 60mph but do more than 3 times the damage when things go bad.

My bones hurt just thinking about it.

No more bikes for me.

Only accident I have had in the workshop is while grinding a bolt I slipped and my finger hit the grinding wheel and ground down the tip of my finger half way into the nail. I quickly grabbed it with my other hand and covered it because I didn't want to look.

I went upstairs and when I released the pressure a jet of blood squirted about 4 feet. Looked great. LOL

ArtMAME · « **Reply #5 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!!!

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...

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

spacies · « **Reply #6 on:** October 25, 2006, 10:39:07 pm »

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, then I bent down to turn off the power, when the plywood I just cut (16"x22") got caught in the blade and got flung directly at my skull...OUCH!!!

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.

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

Were you BYOACing? LOL

ArtMAME · « **Reply #7 on:** October 25, 2006, 10:40:45 pm »

Yes... I was BYOACing

...

spacies · « **Reply #8 on:** October 25, 2006, 10:50:35 pm »

Nice one!

Bones · « **Reply #9 on:** October 25, 2006, 11:16:45 pm »

Quote from: Peale on October 25, 2006, 08:14:24 pm

One trip to the ER later I have five stitches in my right pinky.

Take the pain, take the pain.

Tahnok · « **Reply #10 on:** October 26, 2006, 05:01:18 am »

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!!!

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...

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

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 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 26, 2006, 08:39:47 pm »

Yeesh...I forgot about what happens when I get a tetanus shot. I've been sore all day with chills.

Chaos · « **Reply #12 on:** October 26, 2006, 09:11:23 pm »

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 · « **Reply #13 on:** October 26, 2006, 10:35:59 pm »

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.....

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 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 27, 2006, 06:31:32 am »

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.

Taborious · « **Reply #15 on:** October 27, 2006, 10:51:03 am »

WOW, took you 33 years to get your first stiches eh. By the time I was 6 I had been to the ER 6 times for a total of 57 stiches. Needless to say I drove my mother crazy...

J_K_M_A_N · « **Reply #16 on:** October 27, 2006, 11:25:29 am »

35 years, 17 days and I haven't ever had stiches or broken any bones. I used to to SOME bmx'ing but nothing REALLY crazy. I guess I am just a wuss.

J_K_M_A_N

hypernova · « **Reply #17 on:** October 28, 2006, 08:57:40 pm »

I just got word I'm going to need surgery most likely on my left pinky.

At work, playing a game of "Don't drop the football. last Monday" Rules are you throw a ball that the other person can't catch. If they drop it, they're out. The worse looking and harder, the better.

Has to be ruled within a catchable region by the other players for the throw to count. If it was, and you didn't attempt to catch it, you're out. If it was uncatchable, play continues (or person throwing can be out for quicker games.) Hard, lame duck throw got me. I hoped it was just a bad jam, but after 10 days of no improvement, had an x-ray.

I did catch the ball though, no problems. Bowed out though. The joint was crooked. I popped it back, and thought I'd recover, but I was wrong.

(I should've at least taken my throw, as it was down to me and someone else, who I feel isn't as good a receiver as I. Oh well.)

I lacerated my hand 6 years ago. What's cool is the stitches left an imprint that I can only assume I'll be able to see until I kick the bucket. Had stitches on my cranium as well when I was a kid. That left a rather tall bump on my head. Broke my arm when I was born, broke another when jumping from a swing. Broke my clavicle being tackled by my older brother in a game of football when I was young. Broke it again when someone rubbed my tire while bike riding at a decent speed on the road. I think that's everything.

SirPeale · « **Reply #18 on:** October 29, 2006, 05:20:15 am »

Quote from: J_K_M_A_N on October 27, 2006, 11:25:29 am

35 years, 17 days and I haven't ever had stiches or broken any bones. I used to to SOME bmx'ing but nothing REALLY crazy. I guess I am just a wuss.

I haven't broken any bones either.

*quickly knocks on wood*

Texasmame · « **Reply #19 on:** October 29, 2006, 09:30:59 am »

I've had 12 of 'em on my head during my 36 years.

As a 3 year old, 5 of 'em right in the middle of my forehead.

As a 14 year old, 8 of 'em about an inch from my left temple. Doc said, another inch to the front, I'd have lost an eye. Another inch down, I could have died.

Still, none of this has had any effect on me. . .

ChadTower · « **Reply #20 on:** October 30, 2006, 09:51:59 am »

Quote from: Texasmame on October 29, 2006, 09:30:59 am

As a 14 year old, 8 of 'em about an inch from my left temple. Doc said, another inch to the front, I'd have lost an eye. Another inch down, I could have died.

I got some right on the orbital rim like that when I was 8 or 9. Half inch from the eye, an inch from the temple... result of my brother bashing me in the head with an old school Tonka truck.

A lifetime of contact sports (was still playing football as earlier this year at 31) has left me with all manner of injuries, scars, etc etc. It's just the cost of those sports. Oddly I have never broken many bones except one skiing incident in which I broke a whole lot of them.

shardian · « **Reply #21 on:** October 30, 2006, 11:51:18 am »

I tripped and hit the center of my forehead onto the corner of a cinderblock when I was 4 - I don't remember how many stiches it was, but the cut was about 1 inch over and 1 inch down. I still have a small scar that shows well when I wrinkle up my forehead.

rackoon · « **Reply #22 on:** October 30, 2006, 06:03:28 pm »

One time at band camp I stuck a flute up my.....well never mind if ya haven't seen the flick.

Seriously, one time ten years ago (when I worked at a lumber yard) we were stoned and fighting over a frozen burrito and my buddy decided to cut it in half with the cut off saw. Yep, right across the knuckles. They sewed them back on with out the knuckles.

Then, while drunk, I tried taking an aluminum fishing boat off a lumber rack, while the truck was at a 45 angle on the launching dock at a lake and it slid down and crushed and chopped all my toes on my right foot. Lets just say that it was ugly and the flesh that was holding them on kept them from being fish food.

Oh wait, once when I was a carpenter I was on a two story roof and found a Frisbee and was throwing it back and forth to a co-worker when I went off the roof backwards to catch a throw and came down with one of my shins on a brick planter during my belly flop. <Only my calf musle held on the meat.> This wasn't so bad because when I saw the blood squirting out of me and the yellow smashed bones I blacked out and woke up with a cast and a bunch of stitches. I have no feeling in my shin so at parties I stick a needle in my shin to freak people out (hey don't judge me!). Wanta party?

Hey SPACIES, I feel ya on the BMX situation. In the late 70's and early 80's I used to race BMX and practice stunt jumping. I have seen some wicked stuff, "lot of arm and wrist stuff with bones sticking out."

"But, so far the only injury from building my cab has been to my wallet."

ChadTower · « **Reply #23 on:** October 30, 2006, 06:28:14 pm »

It's safe to say this guy has lead poisoning from all those pencils.

rackoon · « **Reply #24 on:** October 30, 2006, 07:53:32 pm »

I can remember in 1981 a classmate stabbed me with a pencil in the thigh and the lead broke off. Did they have lead back then? Could my whole life be a delusional dream?

ChadTower · « **Reply #25 on:** October 30, 2006, 10:24:29 pm »

Why aren't you in jail? Poor dude trying to do his Christian Studies homework and you run up and squat on his pencil.

hypernova · « **Reply #26 on:** November 04, 2006, 07:24:22 pm »

Found out I need two screws in my pinky finger. $:-\$ Saw the xrays. Wow was that bad. From a football. I'd have never imagined it. It's like if you saw a normal looking bone, and at the end where those two little humps are on it, BOTH those humps were broken off (look like triangles with one rounded corner,) and shoved down some.

Might be troublesome in the airport this February.

SirPeale · « **Reply #27 on:** November 04, 2006, 07:32:54 pm »

Some really interesting stories, guys!

I pulled out the stitches yesterday morning. Wound promptly popped open, but it was only the top few layers of skin. It's healing nicely.

It freaks my youngest son out a bit. Doesn't want anything to do with it.

ChadTower · « **Reply #28 on:** November 06, 2006, 12:50:10 pm »

So you probably pulled them too soon, bro.

Zakk · « **Reply #29 on:** November 07, 2006, 12:03:33 am »

Quote from: Peale on November 04, 2006, 07:32:54 pm

Some really interesting stories, guys!

I pulled out the stitches yesterday morning. Wound promptly popped open, but it was only the top few layers of skin. It's healing nicely.

It freaks my youngest son out a bit. Doesn't want anything to do with it.

Just watch for infection, doesn't sound like it was completely healed, and I don't think you work in the most sanitary of conditions sometimes.

SirPeale · « **Reply #30 on:** November 07, 2006, 02:07:33 am »

Naw, it was just the top couple layers. It's healing well. Tip is numb, but that's to be expected, what with the severing of nerves and all.

when it happened it went all the way down to the meat. What I saw when I removed the stitches was nothing compared to that.

And for good measure I've kept it well covered and doused in bacatracin.

jcrouse · « **Reply #31 on:** November 07, 2006, 07:50:45 am »

Quote from: Peale on October 25, 2006, 08:14:24 pm

One trip to the ER later I have five stitches in my right pinky. I'd drop a photo, but it's currently mummy-wrapped.

I'm a little dissapointed ya didn't just use Super Glue and Duct-tape.

John

SirPeale · « **Reply #32 on:** November 07, 2006, 08:11:54 am »

Quote from: jcrouse on November 07, 2006, 07:50:45 am

I'm a little dissapointed [sic] ya didn't just use Super Glue and Duct-tape.

I woulda, but I was fresh outta super glue.

Lilwolf · « **Reply #33 on:** November 07, 2006, 08:32:58 am »

Boy that sucks.

Hopefully you don't need to type a lot of Q's, A's, Z's or P's in the near future.

I've moved a few pool tables. Nothing worse then trying to get them up or down a flight of narrow steps. Hopefully all is healed up soon

NightGod · « **Reply #34 on:** November 16, 2006, 05:05:20 am »

Quote from: Peale on November 07, 2006, 02:07:33 am

Naw, it was just the top couple layers. It's healing well. Tip is numb, but that's to be expected, what with the severing of nerves and all.

Having been through the numbness thing after getting my fingertip slammed in a truck door (stitches? bah! a little gauze and and some tape and I'm golden (once the bleeding stopped 45 mins later)), I'll tell you this-unless you want that numbness to last your entire life, start tapping that finger as soon as the pain is bearable. It helps re-build the nerve connections-tap it against stuff you're standing near, rub it on rough surfaces (like cubicle walls, burlap, Berber carpet, fabric couches)-basically anything you can do to stimulate the nerves in that finger. Three years later and I have a good 95% sensation in that site, doubt it will ever get any better. I know a guy who injured his hand about six months after I did, didn't listen to the doctor on the tapping thing, he's still got numbness and random pain.

On the injury thing, never had a broken bone in my body until I started Hapkido about a year ago-two broken fingers and 3 or 4 broken toes (lost count) since then. Lotsa stitches growing up as a kid, though. Head ones from rock fights, once got a snow shovel in the forehead, fell off a slide and landed on a bolt, sliced my finger up while trying to cut a stick (stupid, stupid), ran into a fire door in college, glasses first (nice circular scar under my eye from that one)-all sorts of fun stuff like that.

SirPeale · « **Reply #35 on:** November 16, 2006, 07:38:28 am »

Quote from: Lilwolf on November 07, 2006, 08:32:58 am

Boy that sucks.

Hopefully you don't need to type a lot of Q's, A's, Z's or P's in the near future.

No, no no...my *right* pinky.

_) (V) (-) · « **Reply #36 on:** November 16, 2006, 08:36:17 am »

Aww ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---! That's the Hyperspace finger.

In time you will heal but the lesson lasts a lifetime.

Could have been worse too. I once moved a table with the body and slate still assembled. Out of one basement, into a van, across town and into another basement. Then they discovered it wouldn't fit into their rec room (with enough space to use cue sticks less than 2 feet long) we had to move it to their upstairs room, and it was up a nasty twisting type staircase. Long story short, 4 feet from the end of this gruling endevor we got stuck in the twist and cracked the slate.

PCtech · « **Reply #37 on:** November 17, 2006, 10:01:17 am »

Moving a pool table? You still working for / with mumbles? I'm probably out of touch, but I thought you found "greener pastures"?

Sorry to hear about the finger man....only moved a couple pool tables in my time, but they are always .....

Hope you get feeling better!

SirPeale · « **Reply #38 on:** November 17, 2006, 10:06:46 pm »

Quote from: PCtech on November 17, 2006, 10:01:17 am

Moving a pool table? You still working for / with mumbles? I'm probably out of touch, but I thought you found "greener pastures"?

No, I'm still looking. Not going to quit this job until I have employment all ready.


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