[Five Points]

Warning! Not for the faint of heart!

No matter how careful you are, crap happens,

I was trying to loosen a rod bolt on this Briggs when the bolt freed up and the side of my thumb slid up the edge of the RAZOR SHARP key way literally removing a layer of flesh and 1/4 of my thumb nail. Natural reaction was to put everything back together so in the picture you can see the piece of me laying on top of the injury, I'm sure it will fall off.
This is the edge of the crank with the key way that bit me.

Just a reminder to always be careful no matter how simple the task.

 

[Austen]

OOOUCCHH!!

I'm sorry to hear and see that. I would go to the doctor to have it checked out, or at least get it wrapped!

Man, I hate when that kind of thing happens. I have to admit, I can be feeble when it comes to pain.

 

[bwdbrn1]

That hurts to look at it. Better get that looked at FP. Like Austen said though, I think we've all done something like it.

 

[89yt12]

My right pointer finger got in a fight with the bench grinder once

 

[DrBailey]

And it happens so darn fast! no time to back off.
sorry that happened, keep it well covered when you are in your shop, a bump might make you want to go to the lillte boys room.

 

[Mark777]

That hurts to look at...:sorry:

 

[Five Points]

Thanks guys, I'm all doctored up for now. I'm sure it'll hurt like heck tomorrow being it's still numb right now.

BTW, I finished getting the engine taken apart.. :ThumbUp: Now I look like this smiley walking around the house with my thumb in the air. :sidelaugh

 

[Mark / Ohio]

Just keep an eye on it for infection especially if it starts to swell down your thumb toward your hand. Never know what microscopic creepy crawlies are living on that shaft.

 

[Brad]

Oh, man, that doesn't look good. As I get older my awareness seems to work faster than my nervous system. I'll do something like that, look at the results, and think, "This is really gonna hurt!", and sure enough, about that time, it hits!

Take care of it and be careful as Mark says,.

 

[Five Points]

Thanks guys

 

[Capstan]

The Way I keep my fingers Unharmed and Smell Free, I have a pair of "Mechanix" Gloves and I wear a pair of Surgical gloves underneath, call me overly Protective but I'm only 15 and I would like to keep all My digits intact.

-Stan

 

[Ericjr16]

OUCH! I have done alot of that in my years of working on Cars/tractors! I am good at hurting myself! Keep it clean and try not to hit it!
God bless!
Eric