table saw accident!!!!!

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shrimphead

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i'm writting this here with one hand as i nearly chopped my fingers off today.
i've been cutting some wood up for a diy stand and i was on the bench saw, i was cutting a slither off a small length of wood length ways, i was feedind it through and i grabed the piece of wood from behind the saw to pull the wood through and the bench saw kicked the wood back pulling my hand into the saw,
it's not a pritty sight it's torn my finger all up.
i've ended up getting an ambulance.
i've had an ex ray and i've cutt through the socket on the end of my index finder, fingers still attached though.
i'm going into surgery tommorrow to put a pin in the bone and reatach the ligament. really angry at myself for doing something so stupid
 
So now you can truly say you have put your blood, sweat and prolly tears into this project. Hope all goes well.
 
Sorry to hear! I spend a lot of time in my woodshop - and I try to remind myself that EVERYTHING BITES. It could easily have been much worse. I spent 11 years in a very busy trauma center - the power tool mishaps were some of the messiest.
 
Absint Reefer said:
Luckily we tend to only make those mistakes once
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Or twice since we do have two hands :blown: afer that, no more.
;)

Being a fellow DIY'r I spend a lot of time with the tools.. and catch myself doing sketchy things.
Like yesterday using the Dremel like a pocket knife TOWARDS the body as I wittle down a piece of wood (made a wooden clown fish for my son)
 
Sorry to hear that, hope your recovery goes well. We all do thoughtless things at times and often get away with it.

I'm sure you know, but just to take advantage to remind everyone of safety tips, you should always use a push stick when cutting narrow pieces of wood on a table saw. Never put your hand close to the blade or reach to the other side. Also, do not stand directly behind the narrow piece of wood as it is cut - it can hurt you when it kicks back. Good luck.
 
The table saw is bar none the most dangerous tool in the woodshop. Keep blades extremely sharp, and never, ever, ever guide a piece of wood into the the blade without a push stick, or pull it from behind the blade. Always push all the way clear of the blade, cut the power and wait for the blade to stop to free any debris or jammed pieces near the fence.

Sorry to hear about your mishap. Your very fortunate. Some people have been killed on the table saw.
 
Were you using the splitter/guard that came with the saw? When I work in my shop, before I do anything I think to myself, "Am I doing this in the safest possible way?" If I am not, I stop and figure out a safer way to do it. It has worked for me so far. I am very sorry to hear about your injury and wish you a speedy recovery.

-al-
 
My dad had this exact same thing happen to him when I was a kid. I'd say around 1977-78. His index and middle finger on his right hand were cut clean off at the knuckle and cut pretty good into his 3rd finger. They couldn't reattach the two so that's how he looks today. I guess the technology wasn't there back then. Hasn't hindered him though, still a great carpenter. He actually still had and still used that table saw up until about 10 years ago. I remember that night like it was yesterday, but I was only about 3 years old. Probably one of my earliest vivid memories.
 
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