Stabbed!

[Mandelon]

Sorry no photos.

Yesterday I was helping my daughter install a bamboo fence. We were wiring it up to an existing chain link fence. Using bailing wire to attach the bamboo to the chain link. We cut a bunch of lengths of the wire to stick through and twist. Not sure what happened, but I was pulling on a section of the new wire and it came free and fricking stabbed me on the inside of my fore-arm.

It stung a bit, so I looked down. Nothing.... nothing... then gush! I accidently stabbed a vein. Holy shit was I bleeding. It was all over the ladder, the tools, the ground, etc.
I was a bit surprised. I climbed down and went for the garden hose and gave my arm a good squeeze to get out any dirt or whatever. It wasn't rusty metal but it wasn't sanitary. A good squeeze gave a big squirt of blood. My helpers were a bit freaked out. LOL

I got kind of light headed so went sit down for a bit. Had a Coke and some food. Took a few minutes but went back to work.

Today I have a heck of a hematoma / bruise dealio. The arm is all purple and swollen. I'm keeping an eye on it for infection.

Be careful out there! Here's your chance to share your dumb injury story. Besides RD's ankle, what else ya got? LOL

 

[Nordie]

When you get poked with bailing wire (tie wire), you want it to bleed. There's so much oil and stuff on it. When we get stabbed at work the first thing we do it make sure it bleeds. Blood infection is the real deal.

Definitely keep an eye on it, but my guess is you'll be just fine.

 

[rivrrts429]

At the river one evening and two little boys on bicycles ride up to my porch. They tell me that someone crashed their quad on the road and she needs help. I haul ass and find her. No help needed she had passed away.

I get done dealing with that and head back to the river pad…

As soon as I’m walking up to the door, my wife at the time, swings the door open. She had been cutting an avocado. In the process of cutting she somehow put the knife through the avocado then through the palm of her hand and it’s all the way through the top side of her hand. Not only that but it was center mass of her hand.

Only one thing for me to do and that was to pull it out.

I told her on count of three I’ll pull it out. I yanked it on count two lol

Long story short I didn’t eat dinner that night lol

 

[coolchange]

When I was a kid, we were sitting in the living room, watching TV with my mom and dad. My brother walks out of the bedroom, and he has a pencil stuck through his forearm. In one side out the other. He just walked out, holding his arm in front of them looking at it, he had jumped down on a convertible sofa, and the pencil was sticking up between the cushions.

I just sat there with my eyes wide open. My dad says come here, and pulls the pencil out. Then tells him to rub some dirt on it and go back to bed lol.
When you’re raising three boys, you Gotta be chill.

 

[2Driver]

Man be careful and watch for infection or fever.

I got hung up on the dock at Moonridge.

While sitting on the bow of the boat that was exiting the slip, I used my foot to push off the dock. My shoe got caught on the dock cleat and my body was being drug across the bow as the boat was backing out. I got drug across the bow and wedged up against the bow rail. In the excitement I didn't notice but the force crammed my calf into the boats‘s bow cleat. It punctured into my calf to the bone and started ripping it about 4” down before my friend slammed the boat back into the dock.

Off to Havasu general.

 

[endobear]

Had stopped at a marina with my stand up to run in for something. Barefoot.
Ran a huge splinter into the pad of my foot. Multiple trips to the doc trying to get that sucker out. Stinky green puss leaked out for months until it finally worked its way out.
I was framing houses and on the roof crew at the time
Hurt like a SOB.

 

[That Guy]

Did you get a tetanus shot? Might be a good idea...

I know you'll want to tough it out but you might need that arm in the future....

 

[FreeBird236]

Had stopped at a marina with my stand up to run in for something. Barefoot.
Ran a huge splinter into the pad of my foot. Multiple trips to the doc trying to get that sucker out. Stinky green puss leaked out for months until it finally worked its way out.
I was framing houses and on the roof crew at the time
Hurt like a SOB.

I had an agave tip come out of my leg about 4 years after I thought it might have broken off in there, never bothered me and I wasn't even sure it was in there until it decided to come out.

Not sure why I'm telling this story because I can't remember most of the details, but there was a pro football player that started losing weight and strength and was basically unable to play. After months of testing and dead ends, they eventually removed a two foot splinter from his groining area, he had fallen in a wood pile as a young kid. He recovered, not sure if enough to play again.

 

[Thing One]

There is not enough bandwidth here on RDP for me to begin.

 

[sonicss31]

You are a man’s man and should proud but keep an eye on it and seek medical attention if things turn south.

 

[Toolman]

The only thing that stopped wire from going completely through my finger was the finger nail itself. You can see where the nurse use the fingernail as an anchor for the stitching to begin to put it back on. I have no feeling in the tip of that finger but other than that, in came out pretty good.

 

[FreeBird236]

The only thing that stopped wire from going completely through my finger was the finger nail itself. You can see where the nurse use the fingernail as an anchor for the stitching to begin to put it back on. I have no feeling in the tip of that finger but other than that, in came out pretty good.

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Ouch. Heal up fast.

 

[rivermobster]

There is not enough bandwidth here on RDP for me to begin.

I'm in the same boat for sure.

How about the time we were jet skiing in Parker? Mid week, decades ago. We had the whole place to ourselves.

Goofing around with my bud out on the water, and he starts coming right at me. Stand ups, and I'm laying in the tray. So was he. We were at idle speed.

We all know jet boats don't turn without power, and I'm not thinking much about him idling over at me.

He gets close as we are talking to each other, and I put my hand out, so his ski doesn't run into mine. Turns out, he was coming at me with more momentum than I bargened for...

Smashed my thumb like a tomato between the two skis.

I think I ended up with five stitches? The tip of my thumb is still kinna flat today.

Typical river behavior.

 

[Maw]

My arms and hands are a patchwork of scabs. That doesn't bother me, what does is the fact that I'm on a blood thinner for my Afib, every time I tear a chunk of meat loose it bleeds like a MF until I can grab some paper towel and duct tape.

 

[Just Ducky]

I got a good one for ya. About a month ago went boating and after I backed the trailer in to get the toon I hopped out of the truck and reached back to shut the door and slammed it on my right thumb.i mean it fucking shut completely on my thumb right up to about the cuticle.Didnt know my thumb could fit into a three eights inch gap but it did. Fucking painful and my nail is completely purple.

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

I got a good one for ya. About a month ago went boating and after I backed the trailer in to get the toon I hopped out of the truck and reached back to shut the door and slammed it on my right thumb.i mean it fucking shut completely on my thumb right up to about the cuticle.Didnt know my thumb could fit into a three eights inch gap but it did. Fucking painful and my nail is completely purple.

I did that with my right middle finger about 6 years ago. Compounded the issue by ripping my finger out of the door without opening it, then decided to wash the blood off in the ramp water at the lake. Stitches and antibiotics injections. It’s still not right.

 

[bilz]

When I was a kid, we were sitting in the living room, watching TV with my mom and dad. My brother walks out of the bedroom, and he has a pencil stuck through his forearm. In one side out the other. He just walked out, holding his arm in front of them looking at it, he had jumped down on a convertible sofa, and the pencil was sticking up between the cushions.

I just sat there with my eyes wide open. My dad says come here, and pulls the pencil out. Then tells him to rub some dirt on it and go back to bed lol.
When you’re raising three boys, you Gotta be chill.

Wife left some cuticle scissor between the cushions of the sofa. Well my right butt cheeck happened to find them for her. Damn that hurt. Didn't bleed much.
I always keep current on my tetanus shot.

 

[Gelcoater]

I got a good one for ya. About a month ago went boating and after I backed the trailer in to get the toon I hopped out of the truck and reached back to shut the door and slammed it on my right thumb.i mean it fucking shut completely on my thumb right up to about the cuticle.Didnt know my thumb could fit into a three eights inch gap but it did. Fucking painful and my nail is completely purple.

I’ve done that
Shades of blue and purple I didn’t know skin would make.
Had to drill the nail.
It still fell off about half way grown out.

 

[Gelcoater]

And not my pic!

My (our?) pal @Dave Wettlaufer sent me a few pics in March.
Dave was around and was posting back in the Frank Holbert days.
Rather than using dykes to cut a zip tie, he knifed it. And...

 

[jetboatperformance]

Brake Kleen it and Duct tape.... back to work

 

[Albert]

When I was a kid about 11 yrs old I was riding my Haro down a steep hill ok it was a Huffy….Anyways I was zig zagging down the street gliding with my pedals at 12 o clock and 6 o clock well the 6 o’clock pedal hit the asphalt and I was completely sideways and ate shit for about 10ft down the hill . I got up like if I got hit w a mule kick . Lesson learned …

 

[Gelcoater]

Brake Kleen it and Duct tape.... back to work

That’s the rigger mend.
Gelcoat and lamination mend is acetone and 3M 233+ masking tape.
An $9 band aid

 

[BabyRay]

I had an agave tip come out of my leg about 4 years after I thought it might have broken off in there, never bothered me and I wasn't even sure it was in there until it decided to come out.

Not sure why I'm telling this story because I can't remember most of the details, but there was a pro football player that started losing weight and strength and was basically unable to play. After months of testing and dead ends, they eventually removed a two foot splinter from his groining area, he had fallen in a wood pile as a young kid. He recovered, not sure if enough to play again.

Googled it. He recovered. Dude is in the NFL Hall of Fame.

Dougherty: Packers' Jerry Kramer cleared harrowing hurdles on road to Hall of Fame

Jerry Kramer’s 11-year career in the NFL and imminent induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame make him something of a medical miracle.

www.packersnews.com

 

[FreeBird236]

Googled it. He recovered. Dude is in the NFL Hall of Fame.

Dougherty: Packers' Jerry Kramer cleared harrowing hurdles on road to Hall of Fame

Jerry Kramer’s 11-year career in the NFL and imminent induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame make him something of a medical miracle.

www.packersnews.com

Thanks, guess I had a few details wrong, but the guy must have had a lot of will.

 

[PlanB]

When I was a young cop, I was chasing a guy on foot. He went over a wrought iron fence that had spikes on top and fell on the other side of the fence. I was going over the fence after him and thought I would spray him down with OC (pepper spray) while he was laying on the ground to try and slow him down. My hand that was hold my weight slipped and I went straight down onto the spikes. One of the spikes went into my scrotum. I eventually caught the guy, and we were both transported to the hospital (he had to get his head stapled shut). We were next to each other in the ER and the douche kept apologizing for running from me. Luckily the spike missed everything inside, but when I pulled my pants down after the chase and saw the blood, I was a little concerned.

 

[jetboatperformance]

Hematomas you say ...... Ever see a telescoping ladder ? this is My ass cheek after one collapsed and dropped me almost 5 feet

 

[traquer]

I give blood each year and no problems during the beginning and middle, but towards the end I always feel a bit light headed. Can't imagine what it feels like if you're not in a controlled environment, must be scary.

 

[Just Ducky]

I have another one that still makes me cringe. I was 15 or so and we had a well equipped garage with all kinds of tools and stuff. Well my dad made his own lead fishing weights and had a block of lead about fives inches square sitting on a metal shelf about shoulder high. I was working on a skateboard or something and went to grab something off the shelf and pulled that block of lead off and it landed with a corner down right on my big toe.Ripped the nail right off, it was literally hanging by a thread of skin. Didn't break my toe but it took months to heal up.Had to bandage it up and wear flip flops with socks to school. Started a trend with all the surfer dudes with that.

 

[Just Ducky]

Had a buddy and we were shooting hoops in the driveway at a friends house . Well the ball got stuck on the roof behind the hoop and Steve climbs up and gets the ball down. So he scoots to the edge of the roof( sitting) and as he's sliding off he catches his nutsack on an exposed nail head. Luckily it only ripped a hole in it and didn't take one of his nads off. Interesting convo at the emergency room.

 

[Mini Kat]

Oh I feel your pain. I remember I did this a couple times I went to go take a leak. And I got my nut sack stuck in my zipper! Not only did it hurt got some blood too hahaha!

 

[napanutt]

I think our friend @was thatguy has us all beat in the slammed finger contest. I still have a picture of the damage but I’ll let him chime in if he’d like.

 

[Nordie]

My uncle and I aren't really allowed to hang out very much, because generally bad shit happens when we do.

Exhibit A, fishing

Exhibit B, moving pallets of stone, while beer was involved.

There's more, like we put his fountain cc under the dock at the Snook inn. I dove onto the front of the boat to try and stop it and that hurt a lot, no pictures of that.

Damn I miss hanging out with him.

 

[OCMerrill]

I've injured myself in similar fashion to the current stories in this thread.

However, I continue to kick the foot of the bed, feet of the many ottoman's we have, the dogs bones, etc.
Just can't seem to learn my small toe does not apricate the stupidity.

 

[DaytonaBabe]

Hope you're doing okay, @Mandelon ?

 

[Beep Beep]

When I was in the 8th grade we lived out in a rural area. Me and my brother and best friend were TP’ing a local girls house when all of a sudden her dog started barking and lights came on. We took of running full speed, me being the fastest I was out in front running through a field when I abruptly came to a stop. I had run full speed into a barbed wire fence. While I was cut and bleeding in several places I was stuck to the fence and couldn’t get off. I was stuck by my nut sack and any movement was excruciating. I could not get off so my brother ran home and got bolt cutters to cut me out. When he got back I told him to cut it down the line because of the tension…nope, cut it right next to me and the wire ripped out and tore a hole in my sack. Still have scars on my legs, chest and sack.

 

[Mandelon]

Update: Seems just an ugly purple looking bruise. Its just blood under the skin, it isn't too tender. Doesn't seem to be infected, turning black or have lines running up my arm.

A week or so ago one of our cats had fiddled with the one way cat door. She can get her claw in the edge of it to pull the door open and sneak out the wrong way into the garage. She got stuck and her hind leg was caught. She was howling and scratching. I went to see WTF was going on. I quickly assessed that the best course of action was to put my hand in there and push the door open the rest of the way to free her from the door that was painfully pinching her back leg.

She quickly decided that biting this hand coming at her was the correct path to salvation. She immediately scratched and fricking bit me. Hard. I watched those fangs sink into the meaty part between the thumb and forefinger. It was like in slow motion. LOL I felt those teeth contact, then break the skin, then sink all the way down. OMG this hurts! The Cat Vampire is suddenly free and I am, as usual, gushing blood again. I went to the sink and flushed it out, squeezed it, sucked on it, and then used Hydrogen Peroxide, took a shower and topped with anti bacterial ointment.

It stopped oozing a couple hours later, but I did mess up the sheets, pillow case and comforter. Oops. The wound was red and hot for a couple days.
But seems fine now. I may have Cat Scratch Fever, who knows. LOL

 

[Maw]

Thanks folks as I feel "normal" again. So many visits to the doctor or emergency over the last 69 years started with the doctor saying (while trying to suppress a grin), "Tell me again how this happened".

 

[havasujeeper]

Hematomas you say ...... Ever see a telescoping ladder ? this is My ass cheek after one collapsed and dropped me almost 5 feet

Holy shit! I love my telescopic ladder to access my attic. You have me concerned! Did it just collapse...or was one of the pins not locked out?

 

[jetboatperformance]

Holy shit! I love my telescopic ladder to access my attic. You have me concerned! Did it just collapse...or was one of the pins not locked out?

I had used it for YEARS to climb on my roof no problems , That day I put it against my patio cover was up a few rungs with a leaf blower and BOOM , the thing collapsed , the top of the ladder "shortened" instantly and fell forward , my feet followed and I went flat on my back/ass onto the deck (and the ladder) . My wife was spotting me (horrified) I got up "walked it off " and went about my work with Her protests (probably in shock) slowly the Hematomas began I was Bruised from my waist to my toes ............. Next day I took a sawzall to the ladder

 

[Just Ducky]

Fell on my ass so hard I thought I broke my back once.Wife and I went for a hike down at the Bill Williams river refuge and on our way back to the car was walking up this little rise and when I went to go down the other side my right foot slipped on the hard packed dirt. My response was to dig the other foot in to catch myself but that foot slipped out from under me too. I remember the slow motion cartoon drop onto my ass from about three feet in the air with both of my legs straight out in front of me. Hit so hard knocked the wind out of me.wife was like holy fuck are you okay!needed a few minutes to evaluate that I wasn't injured too bad. Threw those shitty vans shoes in the trash when I got home.