signed off work!!

[greg1.4]

started to work on my nova sport (the latest project) last night but the first thing i tried to do ended up in disaster..

couldnt get a bolt out, so plugged the grinder in..almost got through the bolt then the grinder caught and bounced off the bolt, landing on my left hand. the grinder has cut right across the top of my knuckles, one knuckle being fairly bad (cut muscles/cartlidge or whatever it is). was in hospital for a few hours last night getting stitched back up.

i had to be using on of the 'super fine cutting disc's' aswell..lol nice clean cut across the top of my knuckles.

bit of a pain really, didnt get much done to the nova and wont be able to dop much for a few weeks, as my hand is all bandaged up..

dont know what to do with myself, cant even go for a drive in my other nova..lol

[projctnova]

gutted!

hope there is no lasting damage.

[draper]

****ing FTW

[Rysee]

Ouch dude seriously ouch! PNG loves gorey pics, get some fired up if you can

[Jack]

http://i.imgur.com/YQ11N.jpg

[L14MNP]

LMAO. What a fail.

I echo the above sentiment BTW.

[greg1.4]

ok, will get pics later.. lol

[L14MNP]

lol. Killer that it's across the knuckles too mate. No bending for you. lol

Just polish your nice black GSi rep instead! :thumb:

[Angus Closier]

Bad luck mate, how long you think it will take to be back to normal???

[Andy]

bah,just wring one out

[GRUNT 16V]

ouch been there buddy !!!!!!!!!

[ben doodar]

ooo nasty! i know its a pain and i admit to not allways doing it myself but it really is worth wearing gloves and especially goggles. losing your eye sight just isnt worth risking if you ask me! hope you heal well. and get some piccys up!

[kelbelle]

My grandad cut some off his fingers with a circular saw in his shed. He was concentrating on the wrong end when he pushed the wood through and put his fingers through as well lol
Anything above the little finger was taken off. And he can still play guitar! My dad stood his fingers up on the draining board to freak my nany out hahahaha

[Pistol Pete]

You have another hand. Man up and get on with it lol

Oh....and pics please!!

[mark69]

its a t*** when that happenes!
i started a new job last monday, 1st day i did the same thing!
grinder grabbed with a 1mm cutting disc! cut a nice line through my thumb nail! never felt pain like it haha.
did u manage to take any pics for nuts or zoo ? hahaha

[floydy13]

i nearly took my wrist off a few years ago, i only use a grinder now if i really have to!

[LEWI007]

Im sh*t scared of grinders, i wear gloves and a motorbike helmet and goggles when i use mine, just to prevent this from happening to me lol

Get pics !!

[Bubba]

grinding is fun :D untill you wrap your fingers around the blade guard...then realise how bad that could have gone

[stupot89]

i had it with a grinder and a stiff wire wheel go across my wrist so glad it wasnt a cutting disc

[Stanley]

**** i didnt know this Greg!

Could have been worse!

Woops! Get some pics up!lol

[Mike]

GOTTA GET SOME PICS UPS!

Sounds like some epic grinder ownage, ownage with a P at that :D i wanna I WANNA SEE NOW!! Your a legend, accidents like that rock :)

[CoolTiger]

:roll:ppe

[MattBrown]

:roll:ppe

ppe is for girls, or saxo drivers!

I grind in a t shirt, (Baxter grinds naked) if you keep your bits out of the way it's perfectly safe!

However, epic grinder accidents are horrible, bloke in work took a circular saw 3" up his finger into his hand!

I thought I was going to die on the spot!

[Spudly]

ppe is for girls, or saxo drivers!



And people who want quality of life, require to keep al of their fingers and limbs and retain the use of their eyes:roll:

[Stanley]

My Mum (yes, thats right, my Mum) circular sawed her leg, which was an interesting experience!

[Mike]

Ive seen some one take a finger clean off with a circular saw :S fecking nasty

[Rysee]

And people who want quality of life, require to keep al of their fingers and limbs and retain the use of their eyes:roll:

PPE FTW

we should start a PNG scars and gorey work related accidents thread haha

[jimbob-mcgrew]

My grandad cut some off his fingers with a circular saw in his shed. He was concentrating on the wrong end when he pushed the wood through and put his fingers through as well lol
Anything above the little finger was taken off. And he can still play guitar! My dad stood his fingers up on the draining board to freak my nany out hahahaha

^ lol

[Stanley]

Oh and its a proven fact, chicks dig scars.;)

[mowgli]

Ive seen some one take a finger clean off with a circular saw :S fecking nasty

was it another tradesman who'll never leave gear in a room you are painting by any chance?????

[Bubba]

ppe saved my toes...well, no no it didnt, the steel bar missed the toecaps and got my foot.

[mowgli]

ppe saved my toes...well, no no it didnt, the steel bar missed the toecaps and got my foot.

i had a piece of box tubing that did just that once. the only problem was that it was the roofframe of an upside down mini digger........


it got behind my toecap & didn't hurt a bit, but i couldn't get my feet out, I got a lad to lever it up with a fence post & i got my feet out.... but not my boots. so i then had to walk across the site in my socks to get the jcb to lift it back up.

[Bubba]

i was a 120kg 3" steel bar much brusing and i couldnt stand on my foot for 3 days but nothing was broken :/ just very swollen

[Rysee]

Worse work injury i had was the tip of my finger was half on half off,

i was trying to get a piece of plastic film of a spinning cylinder... all fine and well till my finger went down a grub screw hole... hurt tbf