Tiling Injuries

[alib103]

Been tiling for about 6 months now and getting regular work but yesterday had my first injury! Cutting a notch out on the wet cutter and tile just shattered, lump going straight into my thumb very deep, felt like the thing was hanging off .....had to limit the language as customer was in next room! Just wondered if anyone had any good injuries, 1 every 6 months means i'll be falling apart in a few years!

[Fekin]

Sliced right through my thumb tendon cutting some plastic trim with a Stanley knife

[bigandy]

Cut three fingers, to the bone, with circular saw luckily no more damage than scars!but had to have a couple of weeks off

[stusgsx]

Sliced right through my thumb tendon cutting some plastic trim with a Stanley knife

did the same to finger few weeks ago, i still cant bend it properly and what a mess when doing white tiles!

[sWe]

Couple of cuts to the bone on my fingers, loads of small cuts with knives, especially utility knives, and even more cuts on tile edges. Had a couple of tile splinters (when removing old tiles) cause some bleeding too.

[Fekin]

did the same to finger few weeks ago, i still cant bend it properly and what a mess when doing white tiles!

If you have gone right through the tendon like I did then it won't heal and will need an operation to re-attach it back again.

[stusgsx]

hmm maybe it aint that severe then as i can bend it most the way so it will do!

[Fekin]

Probably just scrapped it a bit then

[CJ]

Sliced off my arm last week............right at the elbow.

Did it bother me...........just a flesh wound. Carried on and finished the job before slapping on a bandaid

[doug boardley]

Sliced off my arm last week............right at the elbow.

Did it bother me...........just a flesh wound. Carried on and finished the job before slapping on a bandaid

was just gonna say "CJ will come up with 'it's only a flesh wound' somewhere!" good old holy grail

[doug boardley]

put a 9 inch blade in a 4 inch angle grinder once (don't ask why! long story!) nearly took my thumb off at knuckle,won't do that again

[Dave]

was just gonna say "CJ will come up with 'it's only a flesh wound' somewhere!" good old holy grail

class film...i know the exact scene you are on about Doug.....

[CJ]

Classic

[doug boardley]

Classic

you're not the messiah CJ, you're a very very naughty boycouldn't find a crucifix

[Grace'sDad]

Nothing worse than the odd cut and splinter yet - thankfully.
I skipped wearing my glasses today though while wet cutting - you know like when you watch the blade edge?

I got a chip in my eye but managed to pick it out before it got lost - phew!

[whitebeam]

I allways find it a pain wearing glasses, Put goggles on and thy steam up then can't see sod all

[Fekin]

Never seen that, but it was funny

[doug boardley]

accidents will always happen but to minimise the risk of serious injury we must take all precautions possible, i.e not removing guards, eye protection an absolute must, ear defenders et al. Eyes are probably the most important, we could do our job without the odd finger, but blind?

[mz30]

I tend to hurt myself at least once a month,most recent (a fortnight ago)i had to have the back of my index finger glued together due to a sharp tile.

In the past (serious ones only)have run a hacksaw though the tip of my thumb(vertically)almost went to the depth of my thumbnail.

Once slashed though the bit betwenn my index finger and my thumb with a stanley knife while cutting mosaic.

Another time ,sliced right through my thumb with a piece of tile that got stuck under the breaker arm of my rubi.

Also had a piece of glaze stick in my eyeball,which required a trip to hospital to remove.

And last but not least,i once accidently slashed my wrist while making a hooked shaped notch around a toilet,needed an ambulance for that one as i hit an artery and almost bled to death.

Other than them i think i'm doing okay.

[Grace'sDad]

Buy GOOD glasses - UVEX or INFIELD etc.
Goggles are utter pish and steam up and are uncomfy.
Good glasses are comfortable, anti mist and pop up on your head when not in use. And some actually look pretty cool now too!

[doug boardley]

Buy GOOD glasses - UVEX or INFIELD etc.
Goggles are utter pish and steam up and are uncomfy.
Good glasses are comfortable, anti mist and pop up on your head when not in use. And some actually look pretty cool now too!

mine are cool... and light enhancing too, i wear 'em to stop me getting SAD too!!!!!

[CJ]

I close my eyes when cutting

[AllurePTS]

A few years ago I was stupid enough to do some wet cutting without wearing glasses, got a hefty shard embedded deep in my eye ....had a very nervous night in A&E while they got the emergency Opthamology surgeon to open up the theatre to remove it .....strangely, I've never done that again - and I suggest you don't either !!!

Buy good glasses and wear them ALWAYS

Bolle "vision enhancing" are my weapon of choice for tile cutting ....highly recommended

FYI - did you know that safety glasses have different ratings for impact ??? .....you need some more serious stuff for some angle grinder and sthil saw work

[woodie]

nearly took the top off my middle finger cutting a piece of trim the other day with a stanley blood all over the place, nasty things those stanleys