Licensed to kill Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Had a cutting disk explode yesterday and I got an owie on my left forearm. Cut the tendons, nerves and artery so I have no movement or feeling in my outer hand and outer two fingers. Got repaired last night and just waiting for the wife to pick me up from the hospital. Doc says o have to wear a splint of 6 weeks but it will take 1-2 years to get feeling back if ever. Bummer but good thing I am right handed. Could have been MUCH worse. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtymilkman Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Been there man........had one explode and take my pointer finger off. Got it sewed back on but it's useless. Good luck and take antibiotics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryS Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 1 minute ago, Dirtymilkman said: Good luck and take antibiotics. Ditto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 OUCH!!! I cringed just reading that, then you had to add the picture? i hope the docs are wrong and you regain use and feeling real fast. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Holy mackerel!.. here's a girl in a car, from the interweb. 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1965 Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Dang!, Hope for speedy & good recovery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 been there done that; not to that extent. have a 2 1/2 in scar on right leg from cut off wheel that ripped through HD coveralls and pants. so many time the disc shield is in the way and I/we take it off. i use the super thin cut off wheels many times ;;not good. seeing all these unfortunate injuries I don't think I want to be a mechanic when I grow up. too late now ;but in the dangerous project with cut off wheels I wear a pair of welding gloves. hopes your recovery in speedy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Holy Crap !!!!!!! I'm lost for word's.. Hope recovery is quick and painless... jojo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Yeah, I had one of those thin cut off wheels split on me too.. It went between my left fingers and chopped my thumb open, cut 2 other fingers, ricochet off the floor and stab me in the back of my thigh... my hand was pouring blood and leg had blood running down to the floor. It was a mess, But NO WHERE near as bad as LTK's.. Thanks for the cool pic. OD... jojo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark T Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Yikes. I don't know which picture was worse. That one or Joey's burn. Hope you recover as fast and best as possible . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx610 Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 You should be good to go in a few years. Probably just suck when it gets cold out. Those things have always been a fear of mine. Now seeing a picture of what it can do really adds to it. Good luck to you, atleast it wasn’t your face….. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 LTK,,, I was just thinking about you... How are you doing? Did your doctor prescribe some Canadian Mist? That picture is hard to look at, when I try to put myself in your shoes, during that 1 second when .... Best of luck to you.... jojo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx610 Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 I still think I’d take that over your burns Joey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 his is way worse... im healed,,,, 5 weeks later... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayseed Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Not Good Mate.. Hope you're not left handed... Quote "Be who you are and say what you feel...Because those that matter...don't mind...And those that mind....don't matter." - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post theakerstwo Posted October 16, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2022 The good part of this if there is any is your eyes did not get hit.This makes me hurt at my cabooses.I use alot of those cut off wheels and its very easy to crack one when laying the tool down so i try to check for a crack when i pick one up.I hope you mend well and back to normal. 1 2 Quote glenn akers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 5 hours ago, Mark T said: Yikes. I don't know which picture was worse. That one or Joey's burn. Hope you recover as fast and best as possible . I feel bad for both '''BUT people this is NOT a competition we want to encourage . if a new topic is started let it be of unfortunate accidents of the PAST . not hey i can beat that . just sayin. I know I can contribute to this topic after 50 plus yrs ( we won't go there though)> grandson won't wear gloves today using a cut off wheel. " what does an old man know " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Joey Mack Posted October 16, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2022 I think it may just be humor, used to break away from the reality of what could have happened... We can call it "Count your blessing's" jojo 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 i never saw one do that much damage. but i have seen close calls. that is why i never use "death wheels" cutting torch, or plasma cutter the past 17 years since i ran out of oxygen and never refilled the bottle. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA_Dave Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 So sorry this happened. Hopefully you heal up soon and get back all the feeling/use that you had before. Please keep us posted on your recovery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehummell Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 I've had those discs fly apart on me when the pieces start bouncing of things around me it gives you quite the scare. I am really sorry that you got hit that hard with the disc parts, I hope it heals up and the dr. is wrong, and you get all your recovery much quicker. Somedays it doesn't pay to get out of bed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Licensed to kill Posted October 17, 2022 Author Share Posted October 17, 2022 My main motivation for sharing this experience was as a reminder to all of the dangers of power tools in general and cutting discs in particular ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE BEING USED INCORRECTLY. we rarely learn from our successes. learning comes from failure unfortunately. The example I always use is gassing up a car while smoking a cigarette. just because someone has done it several times does not mean that it is safe. Its that one time that the fumes ignite that they learn that it is not. In regards to this vs Joeys burn, IMO, the pain that Joey experienced would have been worse than this 10 fold. BURNS ARE PAINFULL. I have yet to need to take a pain killer. OTOH, the burn was likely in no way life threatening whereas, if I was alone, being 30 minutes from the nearest hospital and no way to drive and stanch the bleeding (severed artery) I would have surely bled out. I am home now in a splint feeling useless but can still do some stuff but will need help. I had a long list of things to do this winter, not the least of which was trying finish up my B61 but..........I guess we will see. Splint is supposed to be off in 6 weeks and there is still 3-4 months of winter after that. won't have time to do all I wanted so have a few weeks to prioritize. how my hand feels after the split comes off may be a factor in what still gets done and what will have to wait. Thanks for all the well wishes, I'm sure all will be fine in the end, just a "bump in the road". 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtymilkman Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 I have never ever had a cut off wheel break with the guard on. So my common sense says to me that one won't break with the guard off. Wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Omg....Wow! Glad you pulled through that. Any time I install a death wheel I ALWAYS point it away from anything and hit the power. Give it the chance to explode in a known safe direction. Even after I use one i still try to play it safe when hitting the power. Everyone always removes the guard....well because it's always in the way. I have seen blades go into legs, but this is a first for an arm(this bad). Buddy nipped his thumb joint with a grinder wheel. Didn't think much about it. A day later it was still hurting. Few days later it was still bad. Here it got infected. Ended up in the hospital for 3 days and had surgery to clean it out. Took months to heal and had to get shots to keep it healthy. Darn near lost it. You never know. I put my left thumb joint into a bandsaw blade many years ago. Some masking tape and I was good to go. Lol. Took years for me to be able to bend it. Joint looks bad now compared to right hand. Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 LTK... I read your post.. You make good points about tool usage.. I know you will follow Doc's instructions, and get fixed up... Yes my burns were very painful and took 2 weeks to be able to walk with out crutches,, What I re-learned is,,,,, Dont take your body parts for 'granted'.. You are obviuosly a tough ASS Canadian.. God Bless You ! ... jojo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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