MIOffroadCustoms Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Post up your worst shop injury picture & story! Weebz’s post gave me this idea maybe he can start us off tomorrow with an update picture lol. Link to comment
Jdofmemi Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Not the worst, but my finger decided to pick a fight with the flap wheel on the grinder while I was cleaning up the headlock rings when I mounted my 40s. This is after a few days, when I pulled the wrap to let it breathe. I did this on wheel 1, wrapped it up, and mounted all 5 that same night. It hurt like a bitch though. When it was fresh, it was clear to the bone from the tip to the knuckle. 1 1 1 Link to comment
Gruff Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 No pic but I know of a dumbass that got a wire cup on an angle grinder caught in his hoodie pocket last week. Looked like he had a propeller on his belly for a few seconds til he got it unplugged. What a moron. Luckily I, err, that dumbass didn't get injured. Never too old to learn a lesson kids 2 1 Link to comment
MIOffroadCustoms Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 I stopped at the shop over Labor Day weekend to do a quick Pressure adjustment on the Albinos Gorilla’s coil overs. I ended up welding my wedding ring to the engine cage and side post on the Optimum yellow top. Ring melted, 4 outta 7 diamonds disappeared & folded my skin on my ring finger as I was pulling it off as it was still red hot. Not fun. Moral of the story no rings allowed in shop! 1 Link to comment
fiend Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, MIOffroadCustoms said: I stopped at the shop over Labor Day weekend to do a quick Pressure adjustment on the Albinos Gorilla’s coil overs. I ended up welding my wedding ring to the engine cage and side post on the Optimum yellow top. Ring melted, 4 outta 7 diamonds disappeared & folded my skin on my ring finger as I was pulling it off as it was still red hot. Not fun. Moral of the story no rings allowed in shop! Ouch. That’s fucked up. After cracking a few silicon carbide rings, and having to cut a few off because of swelling, I wear a silicone ring now. A lot more comfortable, and you can cut it off with scissors if necessary. https://ensorings.com/collections/elements Link to comment
fiend Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 29 minutes ago, Jdofmemi said: Not the worst, but my finger decided to pick a fight with the flap wheel on the grinder while I was cleaning up the headlock rings when I mounted my 40s. This is after a few days, when I pulled the wrap to let it breathe. I did this on wheel 1, wrapped it up, and mounted all 5 that same night. It hurt like a bitch though. When it was fresh, it was clear to the bone from the tip to the knuckle. Ouch. Looks painful. Finger tip injuries are the worst. Even little nicks and slices hurt like hell. Especially around the finger nails. 1 Link to comment
MIOffroadCustoms Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 Just now, fiend said: Ouch. That’s fucked up. After cracking a few silicon carbide rings, and having to cut a few off because of swelling, I wear a silicone ring now. A lot more comfortable, and you can cut it off with scissors if necessary. https://ensorings.com/collections/elements That’s what I switched to as well! I believe it’s Groove brand. Link to comment
6wt Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 8 hours ago, MIOffroadCustoms said: I stopped at the shop over Labor Day weekend to do a quick Pressure adjustment on the Albinos Gorilla’s coil overs. I ended up welding my wedding ring to the engine cage and side post on the Optimum yellow top. Ring melted, 4 outta 7 diamonds disappeared & folded my skin on my ring finger as I was pulling it off as it was still red hot. Not fun. Moral of the story no rings allowed in shop! Back in the day when I was a commercial diver and fisherman, we wouldn’t allow rings on the boat…saw one guy get the skin & some meat on his ring finger pulled off as he tried to leader a green marlin…marlin took off, leader ran through his hand and the lead crimp caught his ring (he also got pulled off the boat as well) 1 Link to comment
JKBrick Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Silicone ring at work, carbon fiber looking ring for date night 2 Link to comment
Crawl2Camp Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Oh I got a good one to post here.. 1 Link to comment
Crawl2Camp Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 I’ve never heard about these silicon rings etc. Definitely looks like a smart idea. My ring actually saved my fingers from taking as much impact as they could have. I still don't like working with it after this though. Link to comment
suicideking Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Worst shop accident I've had is cutting my finger in wood shop class in high school. Not a big deal, but needed some stitches. I was getting chewed out by the shop teacher and had to cut him off because I had blood flowing onto the floor. ARE YOU DONE CHEWING ME OUT? CAN I GO TO THE NURSE NOW? Other than that, I used to be an EMT in LA. So I've seen all kinds of gross stuff: Shootings, stabbings, beatings, car accidents, drug OD, etc. One of the grossest scenes I had been on: We had a ride along (EMT student) with us. We had just picked up a pizza and got the call. The person was dead, so we went back to the station happy to eat while it was still warm. I noticed the ride along wasn't eating even though she pitched in on the pizza. Asked her why she wasn't eating. She lost her shit! HOW CAN YOU EAT AFTER SEEING THAT? Um, we're hungry and apparently desensitized. 2 Link to comment
AJK Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 1 minute ago, suicideking said: Worst shop accident I've had is cutting my finger in wood shop class in high school. Not a big deal, but needed some stitches. I was getting chewed out by the shop teacher and had to cut him off because I had blood flowing onto the floor. ARE YOU DONE CHEWING ME OUT? CAN I GO TO THE NURSE NOW? Other than that, I used to be an EMT in LA. So I've seen all kinds of gross stuff: Shootings, stabbings, beatings, car accidents, drug OD, etc. One of the grossest scenes I had been on: We had a ride along (EMT student) with us. We had just picked up a pizza and got the call. The person was dead, so we went back to the station happy to eat while it was still warm. I noticed the ride along wasn't eating even though she pitched in on the pizza. Asked her why she wasn't eating. She lost her shit! HOW CAN YOU EAT AFTER SEEING THAT? Um, we're hungry and apparently desensitized. Lol. Was your shop teacher name Mr Hill? What EMT company? I was a supervisor at Mccormick for years. Link to comment
suicideking Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 6 minutes ago, AxK said: Lol. Was your shop teacher name Mr Hill? What EMT company? I was a supervisor at Mccormick for years. I started working for Schaffer, was stationed in Van Nuys. They didn't have a fire contract, so that was pretty boring. Left there and went to Adams Ambulance in South Gate because they had the fire contract. Was stationed in Bellflower and Downey for a while. Some gnarly stuff in South Gate and Huntington Park. Adams was eventually bought out by AMR. They made me go pickup my 5 new uniforms on my last week lol. Mccormick sounds familiar. Where were they out of? Link to comment
AJK Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 1 minute ago, suicideking said: I started working for Schaffer, was stationed in Van Nuys. Left there and went to Adams Ambulance in South Gate. Was stationed in Bellflower and Downey for a while. Some gnarly stuff in South Gate and Huntington Park. Adams was eventually bought out by AMR. They made me go pickup my 5 new uniforms on my last week lol. Mccormick sounds familiar. Where were they out of? Amr bought them out a few years ago but they covered from Malibu to Rancho Palo Verdes out to Compton. The 710 was the Shaffer boarder. Link to comment
suicideking Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 3 minutes ago, AxK said: Amr bought them out a few years ago but they covered from Malibu to Rancho Palo Verdes out to Compton. The 710 was the Shaffer boarder. I'm sure Compton would be a lot of fun. Or any area that covered PCH. Link to comment
suicideking Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 So I have a new entry today. Smashed my ring finger on a door way. Before the injury, my ring never came off. Once the swelling started, I wanted it gone. Ice and advil weren't helping. Throbbing was getting worse. My friend/neighbor said he could cut it off, but he was still at the poker tournament (I didn't stay there long tonight lol). Went to the local fire station, took them about 20 minutes to cut it off. I'M FREE NOW! Ok, wife says it doesn't really work that way. 1 Link to comment
Jdofmemi Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Ow! Another reminder for why a ring and my finger will never go together. A guy I knew as a child had his ring, with his finger in it, in a jar of formaldehyde sitting on his mantle from catching it in a gate. 2 Link to comment
Crawl2Camp Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Sorry had to pull this because I just realized the threads are viewable to the general public. 1 Link to comment
suicideking Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 22 hours ago, Jdofmemi said: Ow! Another reminder for why a ring and my finger will never go together. A guy I knew as a child had his ring, with his finger in it, in a jar of formaldehyde sitting on his mantle from catching it in a gate. Sounds like something I would do. Why not keep it lol? Just saw a pic from a friend that he tattooed his wife's initial on his ring finger because he's not allowed to wear a ring at work. A tat would be much cooler, I would do that. Hmm... 1 Link to comment
suicideking Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Went to the doctor a week or so ago, my finger is broken. It's an evulsion which really isn't that bad. Just can't carry heavy things. Link to comment
Crawl2Camp Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 20 minutes ago, suicideking said: Went to the doctor a week or so ago, my finger is broken. It's an evulsion which really isn't that bad. Just can't carry heavy things. Well that sucks! How did you do that one? Link to comment
Jdofmemi Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Hand and finger injuries SUCK! Link to comment
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