In message . com, dg
writes
This happened so quickly that I really thought I had shot through my
finger.
The pain was intense, as was that feeling of sickness in my stomach
and light headedness at the thought of having no finger.
When Iooked, my finger tip was bloody and cut but in one piece.
But it was a lesson for me to have greater respect for tools.
dg


Somewhat related, but not altogether DIY.
My mother had to call in the vet to put her horse down, he was about 20
years old, the horse not the vet and was not too well with no chance of
improvement. So as not to confuse him too much the act was going to be
performed in front of his stable which is at the end of a 100yd private
road way. The horse was being led down the drive by my mother and the
vet was walking along behind carrying the humane killer, a cartridge gun
that fires a captive bolt. Very similar to a nail gun and has the same
sort of safety lock, it has to be pressed against a surface before it
will fire.

BANG!!!!!!!!!!!

Mother and horse turn around to see the vet on his knees holding both,
bloody, hands to his chest and not looking at all well.

What he had done was to walk along swinging his arms from side to side
while holding the humane killer. At some point the end of the killer had
hit the free hand and some how he managed to pull the trigger as well
putting the bolt through his hand.
Not as bad as it first appeared but no doubt painful and embarrassing
all the same.

Allegedly the horse had a smile on his face, but not for long.
--
Bill