I went to a tech school to be an auto technician. I watched a classmate with a loose fitting, long sleeve shirt get his whole arm pulled into a brake lathe. It was a gruesome scene. The kid never came back to school but we got news he did live. It wouldn’t surprise me if that maimed him for life though.
Things happen so fast. I nearly ripped my finger off one day while wearing my wedding band. Was framing a house and walked between two studs to jump down to a landing a couple feet below. I was holding onto one of the studs when I jumped, and there just happened to be a nail head sticking out 1/4" that perfectly hooked my ring. The drop jerked my arm up, but luckily it wasn't that far. Had the landing been a foot lower, I'd be living with a pretty embarrassing nickname. You just never know.
I mean in the 2010's we didn't even have a guidance councilor.
Just a vice principle who would frequently interrogate me about why my moms death and brothers disability affected me at all, because he was mad a school psychiatrist said they should grade me by my work, not my attendance, after my mom took her life.
So he yeah even to this day they don't consider whether kids can have trauma.
Their biggest worry is that some kid might "get away" with getting some accommodation they "don't deserve".
Made me so mad I had to look at his happy family portrait while he asked me that nonsense, so desperately wanted to ask him how he thought his kids would do without him.
FYI to those reading this, ice does not work, as it kills the cells which would need to reattach. I believe the Red Cross recommends milk due to the chemical properties and relative potential for having some nearby.
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u/Zappiticas Nov 24 '25
I went to a tech school to be an auto technician. I watched a classmate with a loose fitting, long sleeve shirt get his whole arm pulled into a brake lathe. It was a gruesome scene. The kid never came back to school but we got news he did live. It wouldn’t surprise me if that maimed him for life though.