2talltim Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 (edited) Been doing a lot of home improvements lately and tonight a job bit me back. Was in the process of adding a had rail to my side porch steps and had to shave down a board I was working on about a 1/4". Took out my little battery operated mini circular saw and set the blade to the correct depth and started cutting. Now these battery saws have no ass to them at all and they bind up easily if you try to cut too fast. And this is what happend, so I backed the saw out of the cut (finger still on the trigger) and when it got spinning again it kicked back on to my other had that was resting behind it. It caught the tip of my index finger and basically sucked it in and ripped it of at the fist knuckle. So had to have emergency surgery on it in thr ER and now my finger as about a inch and a half shorter. Got some good pain meds and antibiotics abd several weeks off work, thank god for short term disability.And if your wondering what happend to tip of thr finger, we found it still attached to saw blade when we got home. Along with a scene from the walking dead all over my garage floor, those wounds really do squirt blood like in the movies. Here are a couple pics, not going to post the nasty ones. Pre surgery x ray, they cut the rest of that bone piece out.Pre surgery Post surgeryThis is the little bastard Edited July 28, 2015 by 2talltim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit12 Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 This stuff happens so fast you don't even have time to think "this is gonna hurt", it already hurts by then.Sorry you lost part of your finger and hope you heal up quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connie14 Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Get well soon!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snot Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 get well soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Ouch!!! Had a buddy that I used to do a lot of construction with (back in my younger days....) do the exact same thing. On a brighter, when you give the middle finger salute to a deserving soul, it'll be all the more dramatic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonik Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Sorry man, but I am betting you are right handed. You will deal just fine. Let us know when you are ready for jokes mentally, because I got some great ones ready to go!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbarron77 Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Sorry about the injury, but you might want to check with your life insurance policy on this kind of injury. I have seen some policies that have payouts for loss of limbs, fingers, joints, etc. I know money won't replace your ability to pick your nose on the left side like you used to, but it does seem to make wounds feel less painful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Possible they could have reattached it has you brought the nub in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelS Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Ouch man. Hope for a quick recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh1234 Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Holy cow! GWS and thanks for thinking of us! yeah I think not being able to pick my nose might be the biggest impact (for me) in something like that, haha. Oh wait, do you wipe lefty? hrm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 I did confirm with Tim that this in fact his jerkin hand. Rip little nub. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinNck1 Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Man that sucks. Hopefully your healed up and back on the bike soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Seems like this is the kind of thing that earns a nickname 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted July 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Sorry man, but I am betting you are right handed. You will deal just fine. Let us know when you are ready for jokes mentally, because I got some great ones ready to go!!Nope, I am a lefty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted July 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Possible they could have reattached it has you brought the nub in.Nope, it was too mangled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted July 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Man that sucks. Hopefully your healed up and back on the bike soon.Soon as I can get my glove on, I'll be riding. Maybe a few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted July 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Seems like this is the kind of thing that earns a nickname Wife has a few lined up already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted July 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 I am technically left handed, I write and eat, ect with it. Basically anything my mother taught me how to do im a lefty. Now things like throw a ball, swing a hammer, turn a wrench, throw a fishing line, ect I am a right, or anything else my pops would have taught me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowdog Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Holy shit man!! Sorry to hear, bring that friggen saw to camp next time and we will dispose of it in a proper way! Heal up bud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 For sure not too late to soak it in cider. At least it was only 1 finger, I am sure you realize this could have turned out much worse. Heal up buddy, and quit doing dumb shit.....stupid hurts!! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonik Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Ok, can't hold back anymore on this one: Look at the bright side, your weenie is no longer the shortest digit on your body. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh1234 Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Did you put the nub in a jar of formaldehyde and save it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted July 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Ok, can't hold back anymore on this one:Look at the bright side, your weenie is no longer the shortest digit on your body.Yes, it still is ..... [emoji12] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted July 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Did you put the nub in a jar of formaldehyde and save it?No, it's in a ziplock bag in the trash. Not somthing I care to keep around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfman1 Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Sorry to hear you lost part of a finger. That really sucks. We had a family catastrophe where this happened twice! First, my uncle lost two fingers to the first knuckle with a wood chipper when he tried to pull some debris away from the bottom of the shute where the chips exit. A stick cam free and shot a chunk of wood through his leather gloves. The same year my father-in-law lost fingers to the first knuckle sticking his hand in a snow thrower to clear the shute. Just goes to show this shit can happen at any time to anyone! Hope you heal up soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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