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DIY'ed my way into the ER tonight

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, 05-27-2010 at 12:49 AM (3461 Views)
So I'm in the process of building my stands for my 90 and 50 that will come together, and I decided to bring the frame for the 90 into the living room to check level in it's final spot. Turns out I needed to put a little bit of a shim under a corner to keep it from rocking about a sixteenth to an eighth of an inch, so I thought I'd glue it under there before taking it back out to the garage. Well, the gorilla glue had some dried glue in the tip and I just couldn't get it out. So what do I do? Take off the lid and try to push a metal kabob skewer through to clear it out! Unfortunately in the extreme effort to clear that sucker out I shifted my hand over the top...yeah...you know what's coming...it finally gives, and all of that pressure I was putting on it pushed the skewer right into my hand. I stabbed myself with a kabob skewer, and even got gorilla glue inside the wound! I thought I hit a bone until the Dr. said it likely hit a tendon in there instead. I got my 1st Tetanus shot since 1989 and came home to tell my story by painfully typing on the laptop. I'd take a pic but it doesn't look that bad. At least I found out that my stand is level, the tiny bit of rocking only happens if I press down on that corner. I'm ready to work on it some more when my hand heals up!

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  1. melev's Avatar
    I hope you heal up quickly. That's never fun, to be sure. It's one of those things you have to be aware of whenever you work with a sharp object, like a utility knife, drill bit, etc... I've been cut, nicked, sliced and crushed under various tools over the years, and I continue to have to think about the physics of what I'm doing to keep myself safe.

    Did you end up getting pain medication, or was it not needed?
  2. BigAl07's Avatar
    Ouchie! I hate puncture wounds! Well I hate them ALL but I really hate puncture wounds bad!!

    Hopefully you're a quick "heal" and will be back to DIYing in no time at all!
  3. dread240's Avatar
    not too embarassing honestly, pretty sure anybody that works with tools does something like that sooner or later. I'm kind of a repeat customer somtimes :-\
  4. BigAl07's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by dread240
    not too embarassing honestly, pretty sure anybody that works with tools does something like that sooner or later. I'm kind of a repeat customer somtimes :-\

    So it's not JUST me? At one point (a few years back) when I walked into the Urgent Care they would grab the clip-board and already have my name and information printed by the time it was my turn in line. All I had to do was fill in the "Details" of what happened and how LOL! It was a standing joke that I had a "Frequent Flyer Card" at Urgent Care. Thank goodness it appears it was "Just a stage"....    to be honest I just learned to use LOTS of Super Glue for most of my cuts etc instead of trips to Urgent care... shhhhh our secret....
  5. Mits's Avatar
    Funny enough, I am constantly thinking of safety when I'm out in the garage working with any power tools, almost obsessively so. But of course I let myself go when i'm just trying to clear some glue in the kitchen. I didn't need any pain meds, my hand hurts but feels more weak than anything. The yellow gorilla glue dried around it makes it look worse than it is.
  6. dread240's Avatar
    no, I'm really really dumb with it sometimes though... and I go through the same vicous cycle.

    I'm a fabricator at a speed shop, we build some very high hp one off sport compact setups so there is tons of metal work and various other things going on. Basically I'll get really comfortable, not do something simple like wear my safety glasses while working on a manifold or the such, and end up with metal in my eye from grinding. It's then a very very uncomfortable trip to the er, where they hold your eye lids open and either scrape or drill to remove the shrapnel...

    Afterwards, I'm a stickler for wearing all safety gear... for a few months... then I get comfortable again and the story repeats.. should have learned by now... but I haven't.
  7. BigAl07's Avatar
    Gorilla Glue... great for almost ANY surface including:

    • epidermis
    • dermis
    • hypodermis
  8. Alaska_Phil's Avatar
    Stay away from Fly cutters, nearly took off a few fingers the frist time I used one. I'm sure we could all sit down and compare scars on our hands, it's a badge of honor with DIY'ers.
  9. melev's Avatar
    Maybe she should have worn some mitts!
  10. Alaska_Phil's Avatar
    I was refering to one of these Marc. Get your mind out of the gutter.
  11. melev's Avatar
    What gutter? I'm saying Mits shoulda worn mitts!
  12. Alaska_Phil's Avatar
    D'oh! I forgot who started this blog.
  13. Mits's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by melev
    Maybe she should have worn some mitts!
    She? Maybe I should change my profile pic...
  14. melev's Avatar
    You mean you're a guy?! ROFL
  15. Alaska_Phil's Avatar
    What? you thought any gal would be dumb enough to stab themselves opening a bottle of glue? Heck, the ladies are smart enough to hand it to a guy to do that.
  16. melev's Avatar
    I'm done feeling sorry for you Mits.
  17. dread240's Avatar
    So now that you know the plumbing behind the leak it's a haha stupid *** moment?

    I'm ok with that lol (I never thought you were a girl though lol)
  18. Mits's Avatar
    It's ok Melev, I never was looking for pity. I posted more because it's funny than anything. I told the Dr. that the thing I hurt worst was my pride. I have used a table saw, circular saw, power sander, rotozip, router and rockwell oscillating saw so far during this project with zero issues. But what happens when I improvise a way to clear a glue applicator? I skewer my hand. I've called myself an idiot at least 50 times. And yeah, that person on the left of my pic with the facial hair? That's me. Not the 1 year old on the right you may have mistaken for a woman...?????????
  19. Mits's Avatar
    Maybe I should get some Crown Royal for the pain...I've never had any of that, you know.
  20. melev's Avatar
    I think we need to see a bigger version of your avatar. At least I do. Or change it to Jessica Alba. That works for me as well.

    Crown Royal Reserve or Cask 16, either one is amazing right out of the bottle like a smooth brandy. No ice, no coke, just room temperature - sipped, no swigged of course.
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