injury

Keith_8

One of the guy's on the crew lost the tip of his finger in a job site accident yesterday.

Jim is a safe and careful mechanic. This was one quick decision that cost him a piece of his finger.

Lets wish him a speedy recovery.

Be careful out there. We all have had situations that could have ended up like this.

Keith

Mad Dog

Send my regards

I've been close to losing a few fingers but always got lucky. What exactly happened. Mad Dog

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eleft_4

\"But

for the Grace of God, there go I".

Jim, I wish you a speedy recovery and pray this does not hamper you skills in the future.

For all of us that work alone, the odds against us get greater every day, something to remember when the safety of the situation is in doubt.

al

Keith_8

how it happened

Jim & his partner were swapping out a small base mounted pump. They disconected the flanges on the suction and discharge piping. The weight of the discharge piping was supported by the pump and not a clevis hanger overhead. In order to slide the pump out and support the piping they pulled the pump out slightly and slid 4x4 blocks from under the flange to the floor. One of the blocks was starting to slide out. Jim went to push the block back in and somehow the block slipped out completly, the pipe fell and his finger was pinched between the 2 flanges.

I have to say that both men are always very careful and don't take shortcuts when it comes to safety. The bottom line is he was lucky that he only lost the tip of his finger, about 2/3's of the finger nail.

Jim will be out 45-60 days unless I can find some very light duty work. No tools, lifting, sweating ect.

jerry scharf_3

send him my best

Kieth,

I read your description and I realize how many times I've been in situations just like that. You see something happen and you react rather than think. I still have all ten digits, and after this I realize how fortunate that is.

Send jim my best.

jerry

kevin_5

MAN!

As bad as that hurt, I somehow wonder if it wouldn't have hurt worse if it didn't bleed. I still have all my digits, but I've smashed 'em various times, and that pressure building up in there is worse than the initial smashin'.
If he's the sort of guy (as I am)who likes to cheer himself by thinking that, "It could have been worse";
One of my neighbors lost a hand to a combine and another one lost his arm clear to the shoulder by slipping on a wet shop floor and falling into a very large tractor mounted snowblower years ago. I think he'll feel better already. Kevin

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Wethead7

the loss of one digit will be painful for years to come.
I lost the end to one finger over twient years ago. Sometimes to this day I still have fantoom pain. The bumping of said finger will cuase pain for the next couple of years. You may not even know what type of pain he is in.
You may need to impress on his co-worker when he comes back.

best of luck Jim and get better.

Mike