First off let me say & that I'm not looking for sympathy for anything of the sort. I screwed up & It's on my. Most of you know me as a Fire Cat. & small business owner. I'm posting this thread for a sort of PSA. I'm a certified safety officer at work & well, I got in a hurry on Friday while at home. I was headed out to a 7 hour Sparky's presentation and noticed that I had a gutter clogged as it was starting to rain. I threw up a ladder (as I've done dozens of times over my 28 year career). As I was coming down, my right foot slipped off the 2nd rung & I slipped off. My wedding ring got hooked on the top & de-gloved my left ring finger.You'll notice my ring finger is noticeable shorter. I never wear my rings at work or when I'm doing things like this but I screwed up. Point being that you should always take that extra minute just to be safe. From all reports we might be able to save the finger but I pretty much shredded everything in my hand from tendons, to veins, to arteries to nerves. 6-8 weeks of sick leave and numerous surgeries. Be safe out there when you do anything. Take the extra minute. The first pic is after 1 hour & the 2nd pic is after 4 days.
J.K. it's hard to gross me out. Hope that finger heals up ok. Also, hope you arent a southpaw.
