Painful, Teachers, Injury and Work: Handy

Handy

By screwed - This FML is from back in 2009 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, I was teaching a woodshop class. We were using power tools, including drills, and pieces of pine wood. While helping a kid to hold a piece to practice drilling, he went too far forward with the drill. It went through my hand. FML

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By PeanutlyDisabled - This FML is from back in 2010 but it's good stuff - France

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By lizi - This FML is from back in 2017 but it's good stuff - United Kingdom - Saint Andrews

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By Marcipaud - This FML is from back in 2016 but it's good stuff - United States - Detroit

Today, I opened up an English textbook to find someone else's dirty fingernails between the pages. FML

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By Anonymous - This FML is from back in 2019 but it's good stuff

Today, we were having a little bonfire. At some point, while I was inside, my stupid roommate filled a beer can with lighter fluid and threw it in the fire, resulting in it spewing 5-foot flames, catching the pile of wood and the chair next to it on fire. FML

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By ohno - This FML is from back in 2011 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, due to "severe cuts to the budget" at work, I had to stir my coffee with a paperclip. FML

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nokillnobeepbeep 0

Wednesday 7 October 2009 13:20

I guess wood and penetration aren't always a good thing.

passwordis_fml 2

Wednesday 7 October 2009 13:17

u know, there are safety rules to avoid such things, haven't u learnt from ned's declassified school survival guide lol

Comments

null_fml 11

Wednesday 7 October 2009 13:34

I'm sorry but this is completely your fault. That's what C-clamps are for. Now, if your hand was on top of the piece of wood to hold it, you should have seen it coming and so should the kid, so I'm getting the impression that you were holding it from the bottom, and the drill went through the wood and then your hand. In which case: what the **** were you thinking?! Even if you weren't worried about your hand getting drilled, even under normal circumstances holding it up from the bottom is nowhere near stable enough for drilling.

Ohnothingreally 0

Wednesday 7 October 2009 13:37

1) OW. 2) OW.

MilesOfSmiles 0

Wednesday 7 October 2009 13:43

oh my god. i would have killed him, what are you suppose to say to that. pahaha. that sucks. i am sorry for you.

johnny_z 0

Wednesday 7 October 2009 13:50

Can't believe there are so few "you totally deserved it" votes, because you totally did. What the hell were you doing?

mastory96 0

Wednesday 7 October 2009 13:51

then... how are you typing this?

redbluegreen 40

Wednesday 7 October 2009 13:55

He still has a tongue. (;

Watchmaker 2

Wednesday 7 October 2009 13:57

He could be pecking this out one letter at a time with his good hand. To the OP: You, sir, are a disgrace to woodshop teachers. You acted stupid, and expected your student not to do the same.