On Sun, 09 Sep 2007 01:00:16 GMT, CJT wrote:

dg wrote:

On 8 Sep, 05:52, Ken wrote:

What have been the worst (serious or humorous) handyman or handywoman
accidents that you've experienced so far (or someone you know, or saw
it happen to, got to experience) and please elaborate on what
unfortunately went wrong.


I shot a staple through my finger once. That was bad enough. I think
I know the feeling you describe.

Not entirely DIY, as I was a mechanic doing my job when it happened.
Had to rmove the pitman arm on an old Dodge van, and it was not
co-operating. I decided to use the air hammer to "persuade"it to come
off. I'm right handed, but needed to hold the air hammer in my left
hand to get it where it needed to be. Right hand up there to support
myself in that clumsy position. I learned never to use air hammers in
a clumsy position when the hammer slipped, and in a split second hit 3
fingers on my right hand. One Many times. One finger badly bruised,
one finger tip broken in 3 places, and one finger tip turned to bone
meal. I was off work completely for 8 weeks, and on light duty, with
the crushed finger in a "bird cage" for another 12 weeks. Finally got
a nail back on that finger about 2 years later. It reminds me of my
stupidity every time it gets cold.
Thankfully the joint was NOT damaged, on either finger. Everything
works fine 18 years or so later, with the one finger tip markedly
wider than all the others.

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