Accidents happen to the best of us... (Possibly Gross Picture(s) attached)...

[brekar]

Just though I'd tell all of you about a smoker related accident that happened to me Saturday afternoon as I was preparing my smoker and grill to make some Kabob's...

I had lit the coals on both the grill and my Brinkmann Smoker/Grill, but made the mistake of sitting the grill grating back on the Brinkmann before I had laid the foiled onions on the coals. Having done this before I was prepared (or so I thought). I propped the grate up with a stick (instead of taking it out) and reached in and dropped the onion onto the coals. Doing so caused the stick to shift a bit, making the grill grating fall onto the back of my forearm. When the hot grates hit me I reacted by yanking my arm out, but when I did the serious accident happened...

When I yanked my hand out I caught my thumb on a grill bracket and tore a huge jagged gash into my hand. I had to run to my back door and yell for help while holding a nice 3 1/4 inch gash shut with my hand. Fast forward 4 hours later and I am finally getting my stitches, all 9 of them...

The moral of the story is take your time, remove all of the equipment instead of trying to skip a step, and don't get hurt...

Before...

After...

Luck for me my inlaws were there so we had someone to leave my kids with while I was rushed to the emergency room...

Later...

Brekar...

 

[alblancher]

Shivers up my spine looking at that stuff, I don't know how doctors and nurses look at something like that and not get queezy

Glad you are doing ok,   I like the way you look at things,  get all cut up and you are thankful that mom and dad are there to watch the kids. 

 

[desertlites]

And your second reaction after getting help was Qview, what a trooper. Accidents are just that, yes your right it's best to think things out first.

 

[scarbelly]

Wow - talk about taking one for the team - holy chit man qview with stiches 

if I could

 

[pops6927]

Aye... like a true meatman...!  Well, onion man....  that was ragged, not like a nice sharp knife cut!  Still throbbing?  Keep it elevated and beg for pain pills!  Seriously, soo sorry to see and hear about your accident, I know how quick it can happen.  Keep it clean and dry so it doesn't get infected.  Was it very deep?  I'm surprised the doc didn't pack it instead so it will heal from the inside-out.  Keep us posted on your progress, please!  That's no trivial cut to mess with, let it heal!

 

[beer-b-q]

Damn, Bet that hurt...

 

[brdprey]

gross? lol more meat for the smoker...........jk looks like it hurt like a .....!

 

[roller]

All man...cut the hello out of his hand and posting Q-view about it...all man...Sorry about it and I know it was bad...I can see it...Man...

 

[tjohnson]

OUCH!

Todd

 

[meateater]

Ouch ! So can ya get Smokemans Comp? 

 

[brekar]

LOL. I wish I got Smokeman's Comp. As for how deep it was there wasn't an exact measurement, but you could see the purple thumb muscle below it, so it was pretty deep. I ended up getting xrays before I got my stitches to ensure that I had no foreign bodies in my wound...

It does hurt like hell, and unfortunately I wasn't prescribed pain meds, just some antibiotics and sent on my way. I got home and had to root around for some tylenol...

Either way I'm glad that you guys liked my Q-View

...

 

[chef jimmyj]

That is HARD CORE, dude...Feel better soon and stay away from raw meat without gloves for awhile!   Working around Knives, I been cut many times and can honestly say...With a sharp knife you see blood before you feel pain... BUT A JAGGED CUT HURTS THE WHOLE TIME!!!  Big Sympathy Bro...JJ

 

[SmokinAl]

DOUBLE OUCH!!!

 

[africanmeat]

Tripple Ouch