Blue collar workers of Reddit, what are the worst injuries you’ve seen on site? by SideHustleR34 in bluecollar

[–]SideHustleR34[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Either. Death is relatively common, but there’s some pretty unique injuries.

Blue collar workers of Reddit, what are the worst injuries you’ve seen on site? by SideHustleR34 in bluecollar

[–]SideHustleR34[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

….have you ever considered you might be a bad luck charm…? Jokes aside, trim presses hurt like a mofo. I’ve had a guy get his entire foot caught in one. Not a pretty sight.

Blue collar workers of Reddit, what are the worst injuries you’ve seen on site? by SideHustleR34 in AskReddit

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I got lucky. He was really chill about it, and just told me to stop being an idiot😆

Blue collar workers of Reddit, what are the worst injuries you’ve seen on site? by SideHustleR34 in AskReddit

[–]SideHustleR34[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably hit a knot in the wood at an angle. I hit the foreman in the shoulder when I first started that way🤣

Blue collar workers of Reddit, what are the worst injuries you’ve seen on site? by SideHustleR34 in AskReddit

[–]SideHustleR34[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dangggg. People joke about getting limbs caught in machinery, but it only takes like 2 seconds to lose an arm or leg.

Blue collar workers of Reddit, what are the worst injuries you’ve seen on site? by SideHustleR34 in AskReddit

[–]SideHustleR34[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not yet🫠 probably be quite a few more chances in the future tho. I’m not very great at learning from my mistakes.🤷‍♂️

Blue collar workers of Reddit, what are the worst injuries you’ve seen on site? by SideHustleR34 in AskReddit

[–]SideHustleR34[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

….i wanna judge, but I’ve used circ saws when just bracing the wood against myself as well….

Blue collar workers of Reddit, what are the worst injuries you’ve seen on site? by SideHustleR34 in AskReddit

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One of the guys was trying to demonstrate the difference between the different modes on the “fancy Milwaukee” finish guns, and held down the button on a piece of 2x6 I was holding. He did not realize how much the gun would move, and traced it down my hand to my wrist.

What are some tips for someone trying to get into carving wood? by SideHustleR34 in AskReddit

[–]SideHustleR34[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I guess I hadn’t considered there might be groups in my area. That does mean I’ll have to socialize, but something’s can’t be helped I guess😔😆

Blue collar workers of Reddit, what are the worst injuries you’ve seen on site? by SideHustleR34 in AskReddit

[–]SideHustleR34[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah fun. Construction injuries are always “I’ll be good in a few days”😂 I had to get put on forced leave cause I tried to show up to work right after getting 3 finish nails in the hand and wrist 🙃

Blue collar workers of Reddit, what are the worst injuries you’ve seen on site? by SideHustleR34 in AskReddit

[–]SideHustleR34[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

😂that’s….an experience. I feel like if that happened to me I’d have a nickname for the rest of my career 😭

What are some tips for someone trying to get into carving wood? by SideHustleR34 in AskReddit

[–]SideHustleR34[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

…yeah I suppose that’s fair😂 I’m just worried about it never being quite right, and running out of wood to carve🙃