(May 27, 2019 at 8:22 am)onlinebiker Wrote: My worst one was as a machinist apprentice - I had a free floating drill press fixture grab and spin (850 rpm) and bash the shit out of my left hand. No broken bones - but you can still see the scar - it caught the ring finger and pushed it outwards so hard that the flesh split backwards from the webbing almost an inch to the base knuckle.
Workmans comp for 3 weeks....
Other fun one - stuck my left thumb into a bandsaw blade - cut down to just nicking bone. Taped it up and went to my birthday party. No stitches. Left nice scar. Good party though. Worth the scar.
At work, I am always weary and paing attention to the machines. My first real employer told me "It is not when you are a newbie that accidents happen, it's when you develop trust in the machine and divert attention."
Saw blades, machined drills, etc... No talkie using those.
