my car "eatoned" my finger, a definite must read!

[03 TOPLESSSVT]

A guy I work with, his father just did the same thing on a fan belt but with 2 fingers around the alternator.

 

[Cowboytk]

that reminds me of how my finger looked 10 years ago when i got it hit with a running lawn mower.. its amazing how we relax when we are comfortable with something. I was mowing my parents lawn and it was thick and damn grass so it got caught in the mower. i bent down to grab the little black protector that says "no touch" like a dummy and my finger slipped right in.

was it a honda???lol

 

[exdeath]

was it a honda???lol

Vtec kicked in yo right as he put his finger on it.

OP that doesn't look as bad as I thought it would be. I'd say it was more of bursting the tip of your finger rather than de-gloving. I expected 3 digits

Bet it still hurt like a bitch... oh about 10 minutes after it happened.

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[ShortThrow50]

lol at all the noobs that had to google what "degloving" means. duh

 

[VirtualSVT]

Not as bad as I imagined...sucks though

 

[VtekII]

looks like youve got a Franken Finger now

 

[HISSMAN]

Man those pics make me woozy.

 

[03 Indy Cobra]

Man those pics make me woozy.

I hear you.

 

[moot09]

that sucks man. Hopefully you dont lose it.

 

[97desertCobra]

That would really suck if you lose it. Hopefully that does not happen.

 

[DocButters]

Ok fine, rephrase, I almost degloved my finger. It completly removed the meat from the bone until the surgeon recapped it

 

[BdaleCobra]

Bet u won't do it again huh lol sry bud

 

[wvmystichrome]

LOL, we always made fun of this sticker before it happened, but now... not so much.


This = Me

Also, note how it appears that the little guy has his arms outstretched like he is having fun...Weeeeeeeeeeee!

Like the sticker I have in my collection from N&S railroad. Its says...Take the ring off and not your finger. They are not allowed to wear wedding rings at work because the machinery has been know to take fingers off.


OP: Now those pics are nasty but at least you did not lose the whole finger.

 

[04svtsnke]

^^^^Bet in had to do something about hands near belt with engine running.

Last thing I would do when getting out of ER with hand injury is to type a thread on a forum. OP- Hope you heal up soon!!

:lol:

 

[boostingwild]

ouch. just read what happened.

similar thing happen to my friend but it involved him putting his finger inside a running turbo.

 

[Jaimie03Cobra]

First a Killer Whale and now Cobras? The animals are coming the-animals are coming!!!! I better put down the Beagle before she gets any bright ideas off the internet.

 

[Mikeyb619]

Any body selling their pulley guard? lol

 

[jtm]

Any body selling their pulley guard? lol

no, but ill shut my car off before i work on it now

 

[HISSMAN]

I have always thought about trying to change my belt while the engine is running. It just seems like it would be quicker. oke:

 

[CobraBob]

Don't even think about it Jeff. LOL! I've seen guys more than once working close to the spinning belt with a screwdriver or wrench in hand. Makes me nervous when anyone does anything around the engine when it is running. It is just too easy to lose your focus.

Just two days ago I was cutting material for shifter gaskets. I have a cutter with a VERY sharp blade. It has a guard but you can stop the blade on the way up and I did this to clear out a scrap piece. I didn't notice that the blade edge was exposed and I ran my finger along the edge. I felt the blade and didn't want to look at my finger but I had to, of course. It never broke the skin. There was a mark but no cut. Thanks my Lord! He was watching over me. That was scary. I did something similar years ago and lost a good chunk of flesh on my middle finger. Gotta be careful all the time.