Take care out there guys!!

[Mortimer Firewood]

I shall be showing this thread to my new apprentice and new subby fresh from a French college.

The French are not discouraged from using the cut and hold technique and use kevlar gauntlettes on their forearms as protection instead.

If you've not recently left college then maybe you won't be as up to date as younger fellows with regard to the dangers.

There does seem to be 2 groups at risk, the older experienced and the unqualified.

What shocks me is that the O.P's manner doesn't express more regret or sorrow.

I banned this technique from being used in our company on pain of dismissal. I consider this wound to be worthy of a charge of gross misconduct as I would also speeding in a company vehicle or losing, abusing company equipment.

I'm suprised more of you have not the 'goujons' to shout more and sympathise less.

Ty

 

So you never cut and hold what ever ty what ever

[s.varty]

You brought a crap grinder and let your kit get nicked, putting your families and your workers families finances and health in danger... it was obviously your fault, you could have easily prevented it. Sack yourself for incompetence.

 

 

CJW89, give it time to heal properly, tendons take time, as I'm finding out.

 

Or at least give yourself a verbal warning!

[josharb87]

Or at least give yourself a verbal warning!

 

Nah, Gross misconduct, something only an idiot would do

[Marc Lewis]

FFs guys climb off of your moral or alleged professional soap boxes , the guy has posted some pics of an incident that he had whilst working , unless you are squeaky clean and have never ever done a thing that goes against any sort of rule,professional conduct or law then you really are in no position to be so critical . There are many many college students that use the forum as part of education and experience gaining , this is what they need to see ! What happens when it does go wrong or you make a not so wise decision .

 

Very well said that man.

[TGB]

Not meaning to play things down and yes, I would agree the cut is wholly unwanted. But when I read in the first sentence, "... and severed my arm..." my first thought was either, he's joshing or he's laid up in hospital. I then read they were going to attempt repair in a few days time, I realised your arm must still be attached to the body. As the word severed or sevared ~ devide by cutting or slicing suddenly and forcibly: the limbs were severed from the body, implies your body to be in more than one piece.

 

Anyway, I hope all works out for you and that you're back in work sooner rather than later.

Edited October 25, 2014 by TGB

[felixthelogchopper]

Let he who is without blame cast the first stone.

 

Ouch, who threw that !

 

 

Are there any women here?

[Yournamehere]

Not meaning to play things down and yes, I would agree the cut is wholly unwanted. But when I read in the first sentence, "... and severed my arm..." my first thought was either, he's joshing or he's laid up in hospital. I then read they were going to attempt repair in a few days time, I realised your arm must still be attached to the body. As the word severed or sevared ~ devide by cutting or slicing suddenly and forcibly: the limbs were severed from the body, implies your body to be in more than one piece.

 

Anyway, I hope all works out for you and that you're back in work sooner rather than later.

 

Yep! As a terminal pendant who steps on the grollies of anyone fool enough to use epicentre when they mean centre within my earshot (but who has given up on and admits that decimate is a lost cause) I just want to say that having got to the first picture, I was very glad to see that the young'uns now use 'severed' to mean something other than what it used to:001_smile:

[Mountain man]

Pedant not pendant. oh the irony!

[Yournamehere]

Pedant not pendant. oh the irony!

 

Didn't occur to you that it might be a pun huh?

Passes four humer round are weigh.

[Mountain man]

No it didn't. Mea culpa.