Hurt Hand
15 years ago
Allright
Hey everyone just giving yall an update. Well on Sunday I was at work got the luck of the draw to throw the trash. Basically requires me to throw the cardboard into this huge machine called a Bailer. Well anyways it was two trucks and it was 4900 for the total pieces we got in the store. Well every now and then when the bailer gets full it makes a siren go off and we have to empty it. Well one person can work it and empty it. Well normal nights you have to empty it maybe once on a big night 2 times.....I had to do three bails this night. We had a lot....on the second bail is when it happened. It has this lever and wheel system to open the back so can push the cardboard out. Well I was trying to open it using the lever as there was a lot tightness and couldnt pull the wheel till released some of the tension. Well there is a little click mechanism that you flip to make it turn one way or the other. Well anyways I pulled the lever up then down the wheel turned a bit then on the second time when came up with the lever the little latch basically went into nutral basically wasnt caught to go either way and I can down hard because there is a lot of tension on the wheel the first time. Well when came down I came down full force and one of my fingers on my left hand came down full force. Slamming the finger between the lever and the bailer hard. My finger is still swollen and cant close my hand fully because of it. It hurt really bad but still kept working glad I didnt have to work there on monday. My finger is less swollen now but still hurts still cant close hand fully. Other than that I am fine and hanging in there. It hard to type because mostly doing it with out that finger or one handed.
I just wanted to let people know how I amd doing.
tobu
Hey everyone just giving yall an update. Well on Sunday I was at work got the luck of the draw to throw the trash. Basically requires me to throw the cardboard into this huge machine called a Bailer. Well anyways it was two trucks and it was 4900 for the total pieces we got in the store. Well every now and then when the bailer gets full it makes a siren go off and we have to empty it. Well one person can work it and empty it. Well normal nights you have to empty it maybe once on a big night 2 times.....I had to do three bails this night. We had a lot....on the second bail is when it happened. It has this lever and wheel system to open the back so can push the cardboard out. Well I was trying to open it using the lever as there was a lot tightness and couldnt pull the wheel till released some of the tension. Well there is a little click mechanism that you flip to make it turn one way or the other. Well anyways I pulled the lever up then down the wheel turned a bit then on the second time when came up with the lever the little latch basically went into nutral basically wasnt caught to go either way and I can down hard because there is a lot of tension on the wheel the first time. Well when came down I came down full force and one of my fingers on my left hand came down full force. Slamming the finger between the lever and the bailer hard. My finger is still swollen and cant close my hand fully because of it. It hurt really bad but still kept working glad I didnt have to work there on monday. My finger is less swollen now but still hurts still cant close hand fully. Other than that I am fine and hanging in there. It hard to type because mostly doing it with out that finger or one handed.
I just wanted to let people know how I amd doing.
tobu
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Feel better really soon!
But what is it this week?
Hurt your hand week?
My love cut his hand and had to have a few stitches in it. o.o
me happy didnt lose a finger
Hope you get better, Tobu. >.<
And I thought you'd mastered the skill of typing one-handed years ago.
Those bailers can be killers. Dealt with one many years ago when I was a receiver at a Staples.
Always was over cautious with it since I knew how many parts of it could hurt you.
I hope your hand heals up ok :/