I accidentally shot a nail through my finger today, it just had to be my mouse trigger finger. I was working in tight quarters and had to use my left hand to fire the nail gun (I’m right handed), my right hand was holding the boards. When I shot the nail, the gun jumped as they commonly do, moved over and shot a 2nd nail through the edge of the board and my finger.

The entrance wound is the bloody spot on the right, the exit is the hole on the left.

The entrance wound is the bloody spot on the right, the exit is the hole on the left.

I know better than to have my hand in harms ways, but because of the awkward positioning I took the risk. Working in construction you always try to keep in mind where your hands are at, but working on a single project you’ll literally fire off thousands of nails and 99% of the time it’s uneventful.

Fortunately for me the nail missed the bones and doesn’t seem to have hit any ligaments or tendons. All this because I didn’t want to take the time to go get a clamp… Well at least now I have a dumb story I probably shouldn’t tell anyone…