Reloading Injuries

[Toecutter]

I pushed a freshly deburred and trimmed case right through the tip of my finger. It was like a cookie cutter to my finger.

Did near that 4 nights ago. Hurt enough that i was sure I was gonna need to fish out the meat before charging the case. Thank god i hadnt chamfered and deburred yet.
Luckily i was using the T7 though, MUCH better manners than my RC

 

[P7M13]

338 Lapua case mouth right through my finger. You can barely see the scar, but I'm lucky to have not lost a chunk.
There's always paper towels and electrical tape within reach of my reloading bench for such lapses in judgement, and plenty of examples to confirm it's effectiveness.

 

[Mike Matteson]

Lesson #1. kept your fingers out ot the way. The equipment works better, and less pain. #2. Don't repete the fingers getting into the way. When I am have blood drawn at a lab. I tell them I fant at the sight of blood. They look at me and wonder what the hell. Them I tell them I was a combat Medic. It's good for laugh.
Also being an old carpenter I found hitting your thumb once in a while woke you up.

 

[hunter0528]

Years ago, I had a friend that had a whole stack of primers explode on an old CH Progressive press. The Primers were in a plastic tube at the time. Blew the rod holding the primers down into the ceiling of the basement. He used a number of expletives, lucky he wears glasses that protected his eyes, but his face looked like a bad case of acne. He was OK except for some ringing in the ears for a couple of days. Contacted CH and they send a Steel tube to replace the plastic one. This was years before all the lawyers started looking for law suits to settle.

Definitely a good reason to wear some sort of protection for at least your eyes when reloading.

 

[FireFlyFishing]

I'm worried that I may have given my Die Hep C that I got from a toilet seat at a Taylor Swift concert.

 

[Reelamin]

All I'm seeing is old man skin that cuts super easy and bleeds like a stuck hog.

 

[Mike Matteson]

All I'm seeing is old man skin that cuts super easy and bleeds like a stuck hog.

Yet same here. On blood thinners too.

 

[Philward]

Well crap, I just raked the side of my pinky across the top of the decapping rod on my sizing die and have had to implement my Blood Borne Pathogens protocol!

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You cannot infect yourself with something you already have, lick it off and get back to work.

 

[Will.284]

Dang near knocked myself out on my rock chucker bending over to pick up something I dropped, d_ _m near chucked to press out the window after realizing I cut my melon open !!

 

[skipglo]

Does reloading the chainsaw count?

Getting a new chain out of the package

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No!!!!!!

 

[QuietTexan]

I pinched my finger under the ram when the lever decided to finish the stroke in its own

That's the only way I've lost a fingernail in the last 10+ years. Ram primed my own finger

 

[skipglo]

Well crap, I just raked the side of my pinky across the top of the decapping rod on my sizing die and have had to implement my Blood Borne Pathogens protocol!

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That's not an injury.... anything that requires a band aid... doesn't count!!! Finger re-attachment...injury!

 

[skipglo]

This is a real "OUCH".... something a band aid didn't help!...

 

[Weaver93]

This is a real "OUCH".... something a band aid didn't help!...
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Bet you felt that when you laid in bed that night!