Has anyone talked to Bruce in the past few days? I heard he ran some of his fingers through his joiner...

My thoughts go out to him and I hope it’s just a nibble and not a serious injury.

Hope he is ok.
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Geeees, that’s terrible, hope it’s not too serious Bruce, t&p

Good thoughts, I know what power tools can do, been there and done that with a chop saw.

Ugh. A hard injury for someone who makes his living with his hands. Heal fast, Slip.

Just talked to Bruce he did a pretty good job on a few finger tips of both hands. He says he’ll be ok but going to be a while.
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Thanks I'll be alright, still have my fingers(most of them)
i'm pissed at myself but i will heal

bad accident with the tips of both middle fingers hitting my 5 hp 18" powermatic surface thickness planer. i stopped planing for a few minutes shutting down dust collector and planer then went back and only turned on the dust collector and cleared the chips out , i have a door flapper where it meets the top of planer. i had headphones on and must have forgot i turned the planer back on, went to swish away some more chips and it happened in an instance, lost both middle fingernails and broke both fingers. lucky it was not worse. the right hand is worse as it is a compound fracture and needs more surgery i imagine. going back to B I on monday to assess. the emergency room in boston called in a hand doc and he stitched what he could, we left there yesterday morning, home now

melissa is taking good care of me. i dont need pain killers, just keeping them elevated.

Oh man that’s horrible, hope it heals quick
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Thanks I'll be alright, still have my fingers(most of them)
i'm pissed at myself but i will heal

bad accident with the tips of both middle fingers hitting my 5 hp 18" powermatic surface thickness planer. i stopped planing for a few minutes shutting down dust collector and planer then went back and only turned on the dust collector and cleared the chips out , i have a door flapper where it meets the top of planer. i had headphones on and must have forgot i turned the planer back on, went to swish away some more chips and it happened in an instance, lost both middle fingernails and broke both fingers. lucky it was not worse. the right hand is worse as it is a compound fracture and needs more surgery i imagine. going back to B I on monday to assess. the emergency room in boston called in a hand doc and he stitched what he could, we left there yesterday morning, home now

melissa is taking good care of me. i dont need pain killers, just keeping them elevated.

I’m having a hard time imagining how that story leaves you capable to type it! Hope you feel better quickly, things that involve fingers get scary real very quickly... you start to realize how much you take them for granted
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Yikes! Glad it wasn't worse. Heal fast and Happy Holidays.

I’m having a hard time imagining how that story leaves you capable to type it! Hope you feel better quickly, things that involve fingers get scary real very quickly... you start to realize how much you take them for granted
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I’m like a marine , I adapt, improvise, overcome.
Thanks
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Ouch, that can't be too much fun. Hope you will be OK, Bruce. It doesn't take much for an oops for something like that to happen. It is a reminder to everyone to be extra careful regardless of how many years of experience you have.

I’m thinking of you Bruce ! Heal up !
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Bruce
Hope it they better , You know it only takes that split second!

I bet your wife is taking good care of you .


Are your fingers more even now ?

Don't worry it won't hurt your casting ability .

Heal fast Slip.

You will be back to shooting eggs in no time Bruce
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Bud- if BI is BIDMC, PM me

Bruce sorry to hear . Wishing you a full recovery soon.
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WOW Bruce!!! This is not the way to go to take a couple weeks off around the holidays.

HOpe you heal up fast and good bud!!!

Bruce, best wishes for a full recovery and hope you're not out of work long
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Bruce, thinking about you. Take care and rest!

Get well
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You know...now..if the Pats win in Miami tomorrow you'll have to make a sacrifice each year when they play down there!
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Spoke with Bruce a bit yesterday. Had to talk about other stuff as talking about it gives me the chills. It is a fear we in the trades live with daily.... So many things we take for granted. I hope this phase of healing goes well for the future repair surgeries to be minimal, Bruce. And best wishes for your bride as well.....


Same sick feeling I got when I heard about the wood chipper accident on the Cape a week ago....

This hurts just reading about it. Two nails you must have bled out. Heal fast.
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Spoke with Bruce a bit yesterday. Had to talk about other stuff as talking about it gives me the chills. It is a fear we in the trades live with daily.... So many things we take for granted. I hope this phase of healing goes well for the future repair surgeries to be minimal, Bruce. And best wishes for your bride as well.....


Same sick feeling I got when I heard about the wood chipper accident on the Cape a week ago....

I know that feeling. In fact I wasn’t sure I should post this thread as it’s a sensitive subject but I was just concerned and hoped someone could give an update.

I got whacked by a table saw this spring cutting a piece of 1/2” MDF and while I didn’t get cut by the blade, the kickback felt like I got shot. Half of my belly was black and purple for weeks and I will probably have a scar for life...
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I know that feeling. In fact I wasn’t sure I should post this thread as it’s a sensitive subject but I was just concerned and hoped someone could give an update.

I got whacked by a table saw this spring cutting a piece of 1/2” MDF and while I didn’t get cut by the blade, the kickback felt like I got shot. Half of my belly was black and purple for weeks and I will probably have a scar for life...
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Well, I assume you were wearing safety glasses, had the blade guard properly installed and were using push sticks :devil2:
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Ouch,
Need any brownies just ask :)

Well, I assume you were wearing safety glasses, had the blade guard properly installed and were using push sticks :devil2:
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I was
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sorry Bruce that really sucks / but in the positive . lucky that you have real big hands ><>

Oh boy. Heal fast slip. I can imagine you being pissed at yourself. Things just happen so quick.
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That had to be painful. Hope you heal up asap.

Put some electrical tape on the fingers and get back to work 😜
Heal up Bruce
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Wow Bruce! When I worked in the stair shops I've seen it all too many times. Heal quickly my friend.

Sorry Bruce. Hoping for a speedy recovery!
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Thanks I'll be alright, still have my fingers(most of them)
i'm pissed at myself but i will heal

bad accident with the tips of both middle fingers hitting my 5 hp 18" powermatic surface thickness planer. i stopped planing for a few minutes shutting down dust collector and planer then went back and only turned on the dust collector and cleared the chips out , i have a door flapper where it meets the top of planer. i had headphones on and must have forgot i turned the planer back on, went to swish away some more chips and it happened in an instance, lost both middle fingernails and broke both fingers. lucky it was not worse. the right hand is worse as it is a compound fracture and needs more surgery i imagine. going back to B I on monday to assess. the emergency room in boston called in a hand doc and he stitched what he could, we left there yesterday morning, home now

melissa is taking good care of me. i dont need pain killers, just keeping them elevated.


Ugh so sorry Slip and hope you heal fast without too much or any surgery. I felt your "mad at myself" pain back in March when I busted my arm up. You said "lucky it wasn;t worse" so you already know to be thankful, don't beat yourself up over the accident, it does you no good. think of all the people you know who have done the same action with far worse outcome (I'm sure there's some!) and count your blessings! Our thoughts and prayers are with you for speedy recovery!

Thank you all so much for your comments
Your words, thoughts and prayers mean a lot to me. I am blessed.
I got great news today that I don’t need further surgery for now. They are healing well. Going to have to be very careful for quite a while not to bump or bang them but it could have been so much worse. Yes Jenn, many others with missing digits. I hope your arm is good now. I’ll never do that again that is for sure.
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I know that feeling. In fact I wasn’t sure I should post this thread as it’s a sensitive subject but I was just concerned and hoped someone could give an update.

I got whacked by a table saw this spring cutting a piece of 1/2” MDF and while I didn’t get cut by the blade, the kickback felt like I got shot. Half of my belly was black and purple for weeks and I will probably have a scar for life...
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Geeeezus Eben
That ain’t good
You should have had me cut all that stock up for you. If there is ever a next time you’ll have the experience to know what NOT to do now to keep full control. Or call me;)
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Geeeezus Eben
That ain’t good
You should have had me cut all that stock up for you. If there is ever a next time you’ll have the experience to know what NOT to do now to keep full control. Or call me;)
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Yes I should have had you do it.. time was ticking and I just had to get it all done ASAP.

Looking back I should have gone to the ER. I’m certain I had a little internal bleeding.
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You should get a kick back preventer for your table saw... and commit to always using it
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Damn, I got dizzy just thinking about it. Glad you're going to be OK

You should get a kick back preventer for your table saw... and commit to always using it
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And never stand in the kickback path
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Hope you recover quickly Bruce!
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I got great news today that I don’t need further surgery for now.

Well, at least for the hands anyway (just kidding) ; )

That is good news :kewl:

And never stand in the kickback path
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I usually come in from the side, just in case.

Wishing you a fast recovery boss
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OMG,
This sucks, Bruce. If your fingers did become more even, then maybe we can use the insidious device to even out Chris’ haircut. Get better soon!
Rick
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Yikes !!
Heal up quickly then ask big D about his fingers versus a wood splitter 😱.
Lost the tip of my middle finger in a slamming steel door, made it easier to strum a guitar though.
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Heal quick my friend

Thank you all so much for your comments
Your words, thoughts and prayers mean a lot to me. I am blessed.
I got great news today that I don’t need further surgery for now. They are healing well. Going to have to be very careful for quite a while not to bump or bang them but it could have been so much worse. Yes Jenn, many others with missing digits. I hope your arm is good now. I’ll never do that again that is for sure.
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Thanks, still not 100% but getting there. Even when were careful accidents happen, were only human! Lessons learned are be patient and as careful as you can be... Honest to god I tripped twice within days of having the cast off and you know I landed on that arm both times :eek: Murphy's law .....'nuff said!

Glad to hear it wasn't as bad as it could have been .. have a speedy recovery :cheers:

Spoke with Bruce a bit yesterday. Had to talk about other stuff as talking about it gives me the chills. It is a fear we in the trades live with daily.... So many things we take for granted. I hope this phase of healing goes well for the future repair surgeries to be minimal, Bruce. And best wishes for your bride as well.....


Same sick feeling I got when I heard about the wood chipper accident on the Cape a week ago....

You should run a chainsaw everyday. You either pay strict attention to what you are doing ALL THE TIME or you die. Real simple.

Hope you recover well my friend.

I was a bit scared to read through the rest of the posts when I saw the first one.

Shapers are the ones that make me think thrice....and shiver.

Building a new set of tip ups today..while ripping some lumber with the table saw
. Thinking of his misfortune it made me pay extra attention.
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I hope you get well soon and without too much pain. I'll keep you in my prayers.

Sorry to hear that Bruce,been there when I dropped a bathtub on my right foot, If you need anything let me know