A week ago today I got stupider than normal and got hurt despite my choice of table saw. I was using a dado stack for the first time on it which means changing the cartridge which I had not done before. It isn't hard but I think it may have distracted me somewhat. My dumb decision was to hold a scrap of 2x3 over the throat plate with my left hand while raising the blade with my right. Then I lifted the 2x3 and the dado grabbed it pulling the tip of my left middle finger into the blade. I should have clamped the backer on or not used it. If I had turned the saw off before lifting the 2x3 it might have worked out OK.
My finger looks a lot different from the hot dog in the videos. It is broken, the nail is gone and I got 6 stitches. The surgeon is optomistic that I am getting blood flow to the partially severed pieces. If so, I should just have some scaring. I get to change the dressing daily and it looks OK with the possible exception of one side right near the tip. But I think it's OK.
I was back in the shop the next morning. I cut the dado on my router table, however.
My finger looks a lot different from the hot dog in the videos. It is broken, the nail is gone and I got 6 stitches. The surgeon is optomistic that I am getting blood flow to the partially severed pieces. If so, I should just have some scaring. I get to change the dressing daily and it looks OK with the possible exception of one side right near the tip. But I think it's OK.
I was back in the shop the next morning. I cut the dado on my router table, however.