piper_flores69•2mo agoProlific Poster

Cut my hand on a bandsaw at 6am yesterday

Was breaking down a hindquarter at the shop in Philly and got distracted by a delivery guy. Slipped and the blade caught my thumb - nothing major, just a flap of skin. Took me 20 minutes to get the bleeding stopped and the floor cleaned up. Anyone else ever zone out and have a close call first thing in the morning?

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ellis.rose2mo ago

Saw a thing online from a safety consultant who said most shop accidents happen between 5-7am because your hands are still waking up even if your brain feels awake. Makes sense, your fine motor skills take longer to get going than you'd think. I've had mornings where I'm trying to thread a wire nut and my fingers feel like they belong to someone else. That flap of skin thing is nasty though, I hate that weird loose skin feeling for days after.

king.aaron2mo ago

Keep your knives sharp, dull ones make you force cuts and lose focus.

the_john2mo ago

20 minutes to stop bleeding sounds like a big deal but honestly that's a tiny cut lol. Bandsaws are scary but they're usually pretty forgiving with small stuff like that. I've had way worse from just a bad knife slip breaking down a case of ribs. People act like every cut is a trip to the ER but most of the time it's just annoying. You probably bled more from cleaning up the floor than the actual wound.