I blew my finger up!
#1
08-29-2008, 06:09 PM
I blew my finger up!
With air, not explosives. Its still intact.
A little nervous though.
I was screwing a small piece of steel to a big piece of OSB plywood on the waterjet, and the screw gun jumped out of the screw, and punctured a hole in my finger. Ouch, but no big deal, its happened before. A few drops of blood, and back to work.
5 minutes later, i'd already forgotten about the hole in my finger, and the part was done cutting on the jet. I picked it up, grabbed the air hose to blow the grime/water off it, and since i was holding the part with the punctured finger, injected air under my skin.
Can you say 'air embolism'?
I immediately put some pressure around the hole to try to push what i could back out, I dont think I did much though.
Finger is fat now, and if I hold it near my ear and pinch my finger and thumb together it crackles. Creepy!
I should be alright, but there is always a possibility of air moving thru my blood to my heart or brain, and then things aren't so good. Its only a little bit of air though. Divers can get pockets of nitrogen that collect (usually around the shoulders) and get 'crunchy' sounding. Takes a little time but the gas is absorbed back into the blood.
just thought I'd share.
A little nervous though.
I was screwing a small piece of steel to a big piece of OSB plywood on the waterjet, and the screw gun jumped out of the screw, and punctured a hole in my finger. Ouch, but no big deal, its happened before. A few drops of blood, and back to work.
5 minutes later, i'd already forgotten about the hole in my finger, and the part was done cutting on the jet. I picked it up, grabbed the air hose to blow the grime/water off it, and since i was holding the part with the punctured finger, injected air under my skin.
Can you say 'air embolism'?
I immediately put some pressure around the hole to try to push what i could back out, I dont think I did much though.
Finger is fat now, and if I hold it near my ear and pinch my finger and thumb together it crackles. Creepy!
I should be alright, but there is always a possibility of air moving thru my blood to my heart or brain, and then things aren't so good. Its only a little bit of air though. Divers can get pockets of nitrogen that collect (usually around the shoulders) and get 'crunchy' sounding. Takes a little time but the gas is absorbed back into the blood.
just thought I'd share.
#4
08-29-2008, 08:20 PM
That really is a dangereous scenario, one of my old buddies did that on accident and some air went straight to his heart and stopped the fvcker for a whole minute. Luckily the EMT's brought him back. I would get checked out just in case.
