I've had a couple of unfortunate accidents in the last few months!! In November, I hit a hard knot with the circular saw and the saw "lurched" back so hard I couldn't control it. It went right across my left hand that was holding the board. The Dr. stitched it up so well, you can't tell at all and he actually extended my lifeline.
A couple of weeks ago, I bought a brand new table saw! The wind was blowing extremely hard, and the guard flipped up and didn't come back down. Just turning to push the OFF switch and the wind caught me and the very tip of my ring finger on my left hand went right under the guard. I'm not including a picture of that one because it was just gross looking. I don't know how, but it heeled up fairly well too. I'll have to send the ER doctor a really nice Thank You card!
I didn't post this to gross everybody out. JUST BE CAREFUL!, especially if you are unfamiliar with a power tool. I was following all the safety rules and still had two potentially life changing accidents. They say not to wear gloves when you are working with power tools, but that is exactly what kept these cuts from being MUCH worse. They are leather and I get the child sized large gloves so that they really fit.
