Fjorden

Fjorden t1_iu158fh wrote

Those are the scary ones haha. If the logsplitters on its side, you're losing fingers and hands, if its vertical, you're losing that plus toes. Scary machines.

I ran one for 'bout eighteen years, all it takes is one slip, and its life-changing. In my case, I slipped on some ice, caught myself on the log with my left hand and unfortunately, the down lever for the hydraulics with my right.

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Fjorden t1_iu13ri2 wrote

Hahaha your poor dad! My coworker had almost the same reaction when my fingers got caught in the log splitter!

The dummy freaked out, turned the machine off, and sprinted to the work truck to drive me to the hospital. What he seemed to have forgotten was that although my hand wasn't still in the splitter, my fingers were dangling in the glove tips underneath the blade. xD

I had to rip start the damn thing, move the blade up, then peel my fingers off the log. What a day!

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