"How the heck did that happen?" Injuries

Another air compressor accident...

Yep, that's my nail facing the wrong way. This happened last year. I turned on my air compressor and noticed the air hose was draped over the belt (no guard) so I quickly grabbed the hose to pull it away. Didn't realize I grabbed the belt as well. Before I knew it, my fingers were sucked into the pulley, then the motor stopped. My fingers were pinned between the belt and pulley. I yanked my hand back but it was stuck. So I yanked again real hard until my hand came free.

I got tendon and nerve damage from it. The tendons going to my middle and pointer finger were "stretched" to the point that I had damage all the way to my elbow. It hurt so bad, I may have nearly passed out. Felt like my hand was placed on an anvil and was being pulverized by a hammer.

ER doctor said it was not viable, so he snipped it off.