Hows this for a nasty little on-site accident.

[CedGTV]

Yesterday I got shot through the right foot by one of those air fed nail guns.
The 50mm x 2mm brad entered in just behind the toe cap and traveled through the big toe and being slightly deflected by the bone and into the sole. The joiners dropped the gun while talking to me and in his trying to grab it, it went off when it hit my boot with him gripping the trigger.

To say it smarted a bit when the consultant pulled it out, is somewhat of a understatement.

Well I suppose the 10 year old Laphroaig will go some way to anaethatise the pain.

[10 Pence Short]

CedGTV said:

Well I suppose the 10 year old Laphroaig will go some way to anaethatise the pain.

Paedo!

Yes yes, I know...

[Jasandjules]

Ouch.

Hope it is fixable. And hope your mate was somewhat apologetic....

[Sheets Tabuer]

You are Danny Glover!

[Mars]

Chap I used to know lost the use of a finger after being "nailed" by a Hilti.

[Tony*T3]

Compo?

Where thers blame, theres a claim.

You might be able to sit back and put your feet up for a while. As long as its not still stapled to the floor that is....

[rude-boy]

Jasandjules said:

Ouch.

Hope it is fixable. And hope your mate was somewhat apologetic....

I'll bet he was after the OP'd nailed his bks to the wall

[cazzer]

Could have been worse...could have nailed you to the floor

[M3CHA-MONK3Y]

[esselte]

Jasandjules said:

Ouch.

Hope it is fixable. And hope your mate was somewhat apologetic....

Yeah,I bet his mate didn't laugh at all,not even a little bit...

[Orb the Impaler]

10 Pence Short said:

CedGTV said:

Well I suppose the 10 year old Laphroaig will go some way to anaethatise the pain.

Paedo!

Funny!

[CedGTV]

It funny but everyone I've told ends up laughing. And it's throbbing like good'un now.(the toe that is)

The OP was beside himself and very apologetic, hence the whisky.

Not once have I thought of a claim, not the type.

[esselte]

CedGTV said:

Not once have I thought of a claim, not the type.

Until now hmmm.....

[OJ]

Could have been worse, it could have hit the ground and ended up in your '11th toe'!

[OnlyMX5ives]

Pah.... hardly an injury that !

I remember seeing on TV the carpenter who put his circ saw on the floor and the guard hadn't closed...

It ran (cutting as it went) up his leg and embedded itself in his groin.

Now thats what you call an injury !

[Cara Van Man]

[eccles]

OJ said:

Could have been worse, it could have hit the ground and ended up in your '11th toe'!

He's from Herts, not Suffolk!

[CedGTV]

esselte said:

CedGTV said:

Not once have I thought of a claim, not the type.

Until now hmmm.....

No straight up, not interested.

Never have, Never will.

[CedGTV]

Not sure what happened there, I think my routers playing up.

Edited by CedGTV on Tuesday 27th January 10:47

[svm]

What a nice story to hear, with such perfect timing....

The other window I have open is for researching the cheapest price for a couple of Paslode IM350 bloody nail guns.

Might search for some Kevlar boots as well now...