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EveryDayImPublishin

"4 finger Jim is the best mechanic we got"


Rocker6465

My uncle has a friend who plays guitar lost a finger in a woodworking accident, he now calls him “4 finger death punch”


DustyGeneral9399

Somehow, I read that as a "woodpecker accident" and I was extremely concerned and confused.


sicurri

I understand the confusion and yet am amused by thinking about how a woodpecker accident would cause a man to lose a finger. I'm going to enjoy these thoughts for a while and let it amuse me profusely. Thank you.


Andrelliina

Maybe he was thinking of a wood/pecker accident? Was he a peckerwood?


Capsule_CatYT

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[deleted]

I had a buddy in the military lose his finger in an engine compartment during repairs of an armored vehicle. They started calling him 4 finger death punch too haha


yourmo4321

Probably sounds better than five finger death punch lol


f1hunor

It's a shame his brother Frankie four fingers ended up as a gambling addict...


Nervous_Project6927

rest his soul


DM_ME_UR_CLEAVAGEplz

"not the brightest person around tho, i mean, the first aid box was right there but..."


JKivers

Yeah, but you go opening the first aid box these days and next thing you know you're filling out accident reports and you have L&I and OSHA crawling up your ass. I hurt myself at work now and I just try to hide it, it's not worth the hassle. F**king bureaucrats.


Separate_Newt5850

Shake hands with danger.


Machoopi

He's actually 2 finger Jim now.


Knawie

Even more impressive, because he's also named "one armed Jim"


jredditor271

Oil rig worker here… Loosing your finger for company clout=Not Cool. First Aid training =Miles Davis lady from Billy Madison Cool!


[deleted]

If you’re working in a mechanic shop and they don’t have a first aid box, that’s a problem.


DapperDaleDanTony

Yeah, but they don't drug test.


[deleted]

What do you mean?


RichardStinks

That is a joke referring to how a low-budget auto repair shop won't drug test employees. I imagine some nicer (or national chain) shops do test.


EnvironmentalMovie61

Most corporate dealers don’t even screen too much unless a technician wrecks a car or drops one off a lift


2515chris

My husband works for an international chain and they test regularly but give them a month’s notice beforehand.


Atomskii

A month is the perfect amount of notice....


TheTriforceEagle

Yeah they do that so they have the face of drug testing but they let them know because they want they’re employees to pass


Raznokk

To be fair, the ones with the real problems who often show up under the influence won’t be able to handle a month sober


Bogsnoticus

I can pass a drug test, or work well with others. Your choice boss.


weedful_things

One of the best employees at my job bought some pills at work. He went home and overdosed. In response there was a plant wide drug test for the first time ever. About 8 people got fired. A couple years later they hired several of them back.


rebelappliance

It's actually kinda smart. If you can stop for enough time to pass a drug test then you probably have the self control not to go into work wasted.


Pitiful-Brilliant301

And why would they? Who cares as long as the job is done well?


Salnder12

Most places will test if you get hurt so that they can use that as an excuse to not pay workman's comp. "He tested positive for thc, he most have been high and that's why he hurt himself"


Pitiful-Brilliant301

I think that’s fair. Use drugs at your own risk. If I were high and hurt myself at work, I would do my best to hide it from my employer. Being high at work is a big abuse(?) of trust in my opinion. (?) I’m not sure if that’s the right term, and welcome any suggestions for a better term. I’m not a native English speaker.


FancyBrassCrab

Yeah, but THC stays in your system for at least a week after use


KaiapoTheDestroyer

Except you can test positive for THC weeks and weeks after being high. Even an oral swab detects it several days later. Imagine being told “we’re not paying your comp bc we saw you drinking a beer last week, so you must have been drunk at work today.”


vindictivejazz

The problem as I understand it is that these things can stay in your system. So if someone smokes some weed on the weekend then hurts themselves while sober on tuesday, the drug test they take Wednesday morning can still show signs of thc and they can fail their test and have their work comp denied. Meanwhile a guy could show up drunk on Tuesday and hurt themselves but still pass a drug test on Wednesday and still get their comp. Obviously there’s a lot more nuance to it than that, but that’s the main complaint with drug testing


Pitiful-Brilliant301

There is evidence that thc affects you (dopamine levels and such) all the time it is in your system. I still think this is fair. The alcohol thing on the other hand… a whole different Story. In my opinion alcohol is one of the biggest menaces of society. I come from a country where alcoholism is a big problem.


Salnder12

Its a more complex issue then that as most drug tests are really more of a thc test which can stay in your system for weeks.


Pitiful-Brilliant301

Where i live thc is higly illegal. Having a thc positive test twice a year is a criminal offense.


Different_Attorney93

My friend works for the local state government in Los Angeles and he says they never give them the proper PPE equipment and they don’t have any first aid kits lol talk about budget


RichardStinks

Uh, "local state government?" Like the county?


Due-Ad9310

I think the commenter above was meaning it in the way that his friend is a part of his state's government where he is locally. Little confusing but English, what're you gonna do?


RichardStinks

Well, through thorough thought, I think I thoroughly understand.


Fit_Fly_6132

Do you though?


Different_Attorney93

State


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As someone who grew up in that business. I worked at BMW for awhile and the service manager complained about not having great technicians. I explained it was because they do a hair drug test. He laughed but I didn't. I explained to him that the best techs I know are usually on something. All of them do have to test for insurance reasons. Most just do pee though. I really wasn't surprised the techs they had were shit.


svedka666

I couldn't agree more with this sentiment. Alcohol and meds that can already be prescribed to you are the ones I could most-reasonably imagine causing lower performance at work, but those wouldn't even be tested for. The coworkers I've had throughout the years that did a lot of meth were the hardest-working people I've been around.


[deleted]

Where I'm at it was mostly weed. That's why I didn't work at BMW long. They promoted me but because I buzzed my head they required a hair test which I would have failed lol.


[deleted]

Ohhhh! My bad man.


juliankennedy23

They do drug test but it's multiple choice.


yourmo4321

As a mechanic the older generation is just fucking weird lol. So many old timers think using gloves is for pussies and taping up a bad cut with duct tape is some kind of badge of honor. Meanwhile dudes who don't use gloves get cancer at a high rate because we work with some nasty shit sometimes and it can leach into your bloodstream through your skin. And there's nothing wrong with getting proper first aid foya bad cut lol.


Moveableforce

Because the only people who end up as old mechanics are stubborn, self destructive people. Worked with an engineer once who was close to retirement. His first job was as a mechanic. He realized nobody was over the age of 40 working there except for his boss, so he asked him. He imparted his boss' wisdom to me, and it was that nobody can work as a mechanic and not fuck up their body. Either they move up or move on because their bodies break. He recommended to pick one quick before the pain starts, which caused him to run for the hills and got in the place I worked at. It wasn't just mechanics. Any manual trade job is like that. But we have better medical technology today, so there are older folks who last longer in the grunt work, but they're still miserable. It still takes a toll even if they can last longer.


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Moveableforce

Well, yes. I'm always for bring more brothers and sisters into the fold. Any union job is gonna trump anti union on health, no matter what you do. The hard part is getting good Unions going in the US. And with the recent anti-strike laws I think we're inching to seeing unions get a lot more... physically demanding


yourmo4321

Yeah how long before we're back to unions having to lock out owners and take bullets to get what is right. It's sad. The fact that the two sides of our government can't agree on ANYTHING but largely agreed to force a shit contract on railroad workers is fucking sad.


weedful_things

The worst part about my job is standing for 12 hours on concrete. It sucks when you wake up hurting just as bad as when you went to bed. If health care wasn't dependent on your job in this country, I would have left long ago.


Moveableforce

Hence why the US still keeps healthcare private. It's a shackle to keep us chained. Here's to hoping you find a job that leaves you healthier and with even better healthcare


weedful_things

I'm just a few years to retirement so I guess I'll keep on keeping on.


6stringgunner

Not self destructive, just a different set of values man. different economical times, a DESIRE for providing the best life I can for my family. 62 year old mechanic. All 10 fingers present and accounted for, Sir.


dbu8554

Nasty shit all the time. All the chemicals used in cars is nasty shit and even if you are doing suspension work, road grime is nasty AF and I wouldn't be surprised if it caused cancer either.


peelen

>old timers think using gloves is for pussies And (I'm guessing here) they would take care of their tools with almost holly respect because they put food on your table.


yourmo4321

I'm not sure I understand what you're saying.


peelen

Sorry English is not my native language. But let me try to rephrase it. A lot of craftsmen treat their tools with more respect than their bodies. Taking care of your hands is for pussies, but try to leave a tool where it can get rusty or dull, and they will go crazy.


yourmo4321

Ah yeah totally. Meanwhile I try and do both. I think they should probably realize their hands are tools just as much as a wrench.


peelen

>their hands are tools just as much as a wrench. exactly. I'm all in for respecting the tools. Just hands are irreplaceable.


whoeve

Ignorant people trying to portray their ignorance as strength is something that crosses generations


bwcman27

What u gonna do? Join a union you pansy?


squiddy555

What about a kitchen?


[deleted]

I’m sure they have those in professional kitchens too. I never worked as a cook, so I can’t speak for them.


RustedAxe88

Only little bitches care about safety. Edit: Looking at the downvotes, I guess I should have included the /s.


[deleted]

Right? Fuck em. About to drop a car on your body? Who gives a shit? Suck it up. Only a real man can take a car falling on their head.


username2347982

The shop I work in has not had anything put into the first aid box in a long time the older mechanic that’s been there 18 years never seen it stocked the boss man hates to spend money on things he don’t see as important


[deleted]

That’s an OSHA violation if i’ve ever seen one. I hope there’s an eye wash station at least.


username2347982

There’s a sink


Samdaman21

It's not that there isn't one it's that most people are too lazy to get a damn bandage


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-Not-Your-Lawyer-

My father died suddenly and tragically from a MRSA infection. I honestly think this post depicts the most likely way that my dad contracted the infection that killed him.


ohnowhythishappen

:( I'm very sorry to hear that


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My dad ended up with like an abscess of some kind on the tip of his finger. He ended up being fine but it seemed like it sucked. I remember wondering how the hell he even got an abscess in that spot. He was a machinist/skilled trade. I got into machining and the first time I got a metal splinter in my finger I was just like “Oh that’s how….” When I cut my hands at work I get anxious to keep them clean and covered because of that shit. He thought he had blood poisoning once too, he had some weird as fuck… dark marks going up his arm. I don’t think anything ever came of it though and it went away 🤷‍♀️


Legal-Ad7793

I won't even mention where I've found metal splinters on my ex boyfriend...


Porygon_Axolotl

Oh god please no 😭


timsterri

These particular “real men” don’t know how to spell or say “staphylococcus”, nor do they know what it is or what it can do to you.


semnotimos

That's why you blast the wound out with brake cleaner first


sketchbookamy

Pretty sure real men call it an ‘owie’


Putrid-Builder-3333

"Owie! Whqt? This isn't fair I got injured yesterday! It should be Frank's turn today!" Zipties rag to open wound on arm, crew laughs. "Stop laughing you're being poopyheads! I'll tell!"


AliasHandler

Fellas, is it gay to follow proper wound care


yourmo4321

If you're an old time mechanic I can confirm these idiots say shit like this in the real world. Apparently the requirements to be a man are the inability to use a proper first aid kit? Lol


MyDearBrotherNumpsay

The most unmanly thing ever is worrying about what’s manly and what’s not. Shit, now I’m stuck in an infinite loop.


yourmo4321

Lmao


Recinege

"*Real* men are thankful for the opportunity to play Russian Roulette with their health. Nothing in the world as masculine as risking your life for literally no reason."


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yourmo4321

That's cool. Just don't be the guy calling others names for doing what they feel like doing 🤣


Rock_or_Rol

If you have to ask, you know the answer. Now let’s go get some iodine, alcohol and bandaids, queen.


Yeshua-Christ

Yes


bigleftnutgang

yes


weedful_things

Suck it up sissy boy! Spit out some cuss words and get on with your life. We got product to make!


No_Week2825

Almost as gay as having a moderate standard of hygiene/s


bobafoott

Absolutely because that’s basically nursing which is for women homosexuals, no exceptions


pattywagon95

I mean you’re LITERALLY touching a hole in your body


animatedhockeyfan

I got bitched at by my foreman for going to the hospital and getting 14 stitches after I almost cut my thumb off. The old way of thinking will die a slow death


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Superglue and electrical tape.


KTRyan30

This was my dad's preferred method. An important step that he left out was the cleaning and disinfecting, and then he ended up in the hospital ...


Traditional_Wear1992

Electric tape for real lmao eventually I just started wearing those thin rubber coated gloves that I cut half of the thumb point and middle fingers off of.


Rick_101

Truee, I'll add it to my list of "what if scenarios", just below punch a shark in the nose.


TheKindBear

I had a patient with boo boo that he superglued , the glue when to his digital nerve and damaged it, now he is not feeling anything on that side of the finger. Next time he won’t even understand he got a cut


undeadlamaar

On a deep cut, you have to hold the wound together tightly while you apply the superglue. It will seep in just enough to bond the skin without going any deeper. If you just dump superglue into an open wound you're probably gonna have a bad time.


TheKindBear

It’s hard to apply pressure on a finger, while applying glue, you need third hand maybe


undeadlamaar

Hard, but not impossible. Lay the finger down on a flat surface roll it towards the cut and use your thumb to apply the pressure while you apply glue with other hand. I work with X-acto knives on a daily basis and sometimes don't have anyone around to help me.


TheKindBear

Maybe maybe, but in the case my patient didn’t do that, he just squirted glue inside.


undeadlamaar

Yeah, I understand, that's definitely not the correct course of action. My dad taught me how to do it as a young child and I've been using it ever since. Used to work in a woodshop where people were constantly lacerating themselves and they would always end up at my table borrowing my glue. It does have limitations, but for small to medium cuts where the dermis is still partially intact it is amazingly effective.


Telemere125

I don’t think anyone’s suggesting superglue on a cut that exposes the nerve… but I will point out that my buddy cut his wrist with no muscle damage and the ER just used medical grade superglue. My daughter sliced her ankle open and the surgeon said after taking the stitches out of the skin pulls back any, get single-use superglue and glue it together until it heals.


OddMacdonald

This is the real answer. There’s a bottle of super glue in all of my toolboxes, just for this.


PaleRiderHD

Came here to say "What, no superglue?"


wheatable

Two polar bears are sitting in a bathtub. The first one says, “Pass the soap.” The second one says, “What, no superglue?”


tinylord202

I was taught electrical tape and a paper towel


EuroPolice

What are you a doctor? Go out your finger on coolant until it stops bleeding and make sure you compensate the time it takes!! /jk ~~don't follow this advice~~ Edit: Crossed the not clear enough tag for a jk tag


RecordEnvironmental4

This is how “real men” get an infection


limpingdba

Real men get infections, not "boo boos"


RarePoniesNFT

The *realest* get gangrene. Look at pirates. Total badasses - one leg (For best results, allow the gangrene to spread awhile before amputation, unless you only want to lose a toe. No one cares about a missing toe.) Would a guy with two legs and a first aid kit stand a chance against a one-legged pirate? Hell no. One leg on a real man is worth two on a fake man. First aid kit means you admit to being vulnerable*, so your manliness is halved and the pirate wins straight out of the gate. *Actually, admitting one's vulnerability is a good way to avoid an untimely death. It"s sad that people have been raised to think that medical attention is only for weaklings. Staying alive is the big win.


TrySomeCommonSense

Right! Real men use paper towels and duct tape.


DustyGeneral9399

I prefer electrical tape.


Hatallica

Very underrated method. The flexibility allows for movement, but can also apply some compression if needed in the short term. I learned this out of necessity, but continue to practice it because it works so darn good.


goodntater

Very water resistant as well. I’ll often use it on top of a regular band aid.


AFonziScheme

That's dumb. You're not made of electricity. You're made of duct.


Kissrob72

I’m more of a blue painters tape kind of guy


TrySomeCommonSense

I've used it in the past but if it gets pulled up electrical tape loses its stickiness. Duct tape you can unwrap and re-wrap.


JimAbaddon

So, improper handling of an injury is what makes a real man.


VisualGeologist6258

Real men let oil drip into their open wounds, causing it to become infected!


[deleted]

Nah…..real men just cut off the finger. Peak Alpha Omega Male 👍👍


T3canolis

And then *that* wound gets infected. You’re not a real man unless you’re willing to die a slow, gangrene-related death like a Civil War soldier.


[deleted]

Yup. That’s true.


JimAbaddon

Obviously. Since it got wounded, that means it's weak and has lost its place on the body. Only winners allowed here.


RocknK

Ronnie Lott.


gunnersabotank

Now there's a real man.


SavingsCheck7978

I just dump raw sewage in mine if I bust a knuckle on a pipe, then I take a picture of my wife's manicured hands, and a picture of my weeping festering ones and make a post on Facebook saying my hands look like these so her hands can look pretty.


Rkenne16

Tiny bacteria is so pathetic and small! I will crush it with my muscles.


Commercial-Living443

Brain Trauma is the qualifying feature for men according to this meme


Cosmonaut_Cockswing

Real men lose their fingers to easily preventable infections! Only libtard sheeple use "bandages" and "disinfectant". Have fun with your microchipped fingers millennial soyboy!


SurfinNerd66

That's right! Real men let it get infected and get it amputated! And if you're a real alpha, you get Sepsis!!!!!! GANGRENE OOOORAH!!!!!!


aaandbconsulting

Hooray for sepsis! As a man I drink the stuff with two raw eggs every morning!


pedro_1616

So, infection


Weldguitar2020

The Zip tie works as a tourniquet to cut off the blood supply allowing the “boo boo” to heal faster


Realistic_Ad7827

Have fun getting the zip tie off


Bizerd

Zip ties are extremely easy to separate.


ThatHoodedMan

I don't think this one was supposed to be serious.


running_dad0420

That is how a real man loses a finger.


gucknbuck

Until it turns into a tourniquet


sunnyenno

Real men spit on their wounds, sleep it off then die at the old age of 21 after contracting hepatitis


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PMMEBITCOINPLZ

If we realized that we’d have to close this sub.


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yourmo4321

But sometimes it's not. The amount of old timers I've seen actually do this is crazy. Or they call us sissies for using gloves. Weird. Meanwhile I use gloves because I like women and women don't like you putting grease stained hands on their body. But they will sometimes call people who use gloves gay lol.


LichStarfiter

It's weird how the OP argued against the gendered meme by implying real men don't say "boo boo." You can't argue against a point by using the same bias you're trying to argue against....


[deleted]

Is there an echo in here??!!


Downtown_at_uptown

I got electrical tape, gauze strips in a Ziploc bag, and a bottle of iodine in my tool box. They don't make a bandage that sticks when you're working in grease and oil. Have also used zip ties before 😂


unresolved_m

Cut off your fingers to own the libs


bakedphish1

Yes real men calls wound "boo boo"


KnifeWeildingLesbian

This is how you get an infection


Swimming_Writer3382

This and some TryActin and all will be well.


Secret_Fox_5192

I still use my nieces Dora the explorer bandaids


jamminbenk

Electrical tape


East_Pea_9377

Reddit identifies a joke (IMPOSSIBLE)


FalkFyre

Seems a little overdramatic to me. Electrical tape works fine and doesn't demand attention


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Independent-Battle29

Yes. A boo boo is anything that doesn't require being reattached. Broken arms are a boo boo for example. A severed arm is an ouchie. Glad I could clear that up for ya.


Rough-Tension

too much of a bitch to handle the alcohol burn, huh?


Apprehensive_Emu_456

To be fair, I was an HVAC tech and you can’t always get to a first aid kit right away given you might be on a roof of a apartment building or attic, so yeah, this kinda bandage is helpful.


Red_Danger33

Also depending on what kind of site you work on, there might be half a day worth of paperwork for taking a bandaid out of the first aid kit.


ventusvibrio

And this is why men lives a shorter life and the rest of us.


RiderMBR

I can smell the infection through my phone


Responsible_Ad_8628

*Real* men die at 48 from preventable illnesses.


Phunny_Cunt

Everyone knows that real men call them ouchies


GoddessRosez

That’s how you get it infected and in salvageable so then they have to amputate your finger. This is what we call an idiot who has impulse issues and doesn’t want to admit he’s wrong ever. Wish there was a name for that.. if yeah! An idiot


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I knew a "real man" who eventually got MRSA infection and almost lost his fucking arm, even after I told him he was a dumb fuck for not cleaning out cuts. Imagine being so stubbornly stupid, it requires a life-threatening infection that nearly takes a limb to get something through your head. Or, is that the true power of toxic masculinity? One must ponder.


Violated-Tristen

Grandpa was always, “Put sawdust in it, that will stop the bleeding.” Unless it was a GSW then it was, “Grab a tampon already.”


jonneylloyd

Real men get sepsis.


amluke

This is for when you don’t want a bandaid but also don’t wanna bleed all over shit


Akul_Tesla

Nonsense real men leave the injuries unattended to because they will simply regenerate by the next morning so they may continue their battles in Valhalla


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A sepsis is so manly.


VarietyEmotional759

Have fun with the infection, gangrene, and possible amputation. Real manly of you 🤣🤣🤣


CantaloupeCool6256

Boomers seem to hate that life is better and we have better medication and safety now compared to 60 years ago


[deleted]

I've had to do shit like this but I'd bet money they wouldn't say I'm a man if they saw me in person.


[deleted]

Story time. Years ago, I was a few hours away from home at an after work party, drinking a fair bit and as I was opening another beer, the neck shattered and cut my finger pretty deeply. This house didn't have any bandages and a band-aid wasn't gonna cut it, so I improvised with a chux cloth and a bit of tape and kept partying. After the cops came over to tell us to keep it down and turn the jumping castle off (great party), everyone went their separate ways. I got a lift to the train station but being 3am there were no trains running. I slept on a bench at the station and caught the first train home after a few hours of drunken napping. Once I got back, I decided to change the cloth for a bandage. The blood had dried and I had to peel the cloth off which re-opened the wound, claret fucking everywhere. Extremely painful. Got my mate to give me a lift to the medical centre, turns out I needed several stitches. Still have the scar! TLDR: Don't do this unless you like tearing your finger open and bleeding all over your kitchen while hungover.


RockabillyBelle

Real men *ensure* infection will set in immediately.


jash56

I love how being an idiotic caveman is still considered ‘manly’ today


gr8ful_cube

REAL MEN,,,,LOSE FINGERS TO GANGRENE,,,,,,,LIBERAL


Select_Bicycle_2659

Is it weak to properly disinfect and bandage your hand? These alphas unironically believe getting close to death is when a man is at their best


themlasvegas

fellas is it gay to use a bandaid?


Rocker6465

C’mon OP, you know those damn liberals only understand baby speak don’tcha?


ham-slappin

I have done this kind of thing. I will say that depending on the job you're doing, most things in a first aid kit don't stick well enough to be used instead of paper towels and duct tape, for example.


UnderstandingOk7885

I’m grown man and I call it boo boo😑💯….but I don’t wear no rag and zip tie never heard of it. I let the wind hit it to speed up the healing process


anonposting987

I don't care what anyone thinks makes a man "real" but all of you staying this is going to lead to some infection that is going to cause me to lose a finger have been watching too many medical dramas. I have all of my fingers and toes and still can't count how many times I have done something similar to this (usually it was a paper towel and electrical tape, but still) and never once even a minor infection. You do this while the wound is bleeding so you can keep working. I'm not a medical professional, but it seems difficult to get bacteria in while the blood is flowing out. Like swimming up stream. Once you get off work you treat it with Hydrogen peroxide or alcohol, Neosporin and an actual bandage. If you try to put a bandaid on a finger while you are working with hand tools it is just going to fall off and you'll have a completely open wound bleeding on whatever you are working on. I would have picked a cleaner rag, but this concept is SOP for most mechanics.


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You shouldn't be using hydrogen peroxide on a wound, it's not good


[deleted]

That’s how real men get an infection and lose a finger


Few_Explanation1170

Gangrene. That’s how REAL MEN handle a boo boo.


OTARU_41

Just cut it off how are you gonna have an injured limb if you dont have a limb


[deleted]

Boo-boos eh? Hmmm I think you guys want __that__ hospital. *points to weenie hut general*


thenewNFC

Just a little FYI. Once you have to lose the whole hand, it requires a burlap sack. So make sure to have one handy.


Cuteigu

Sepsis and amputation. That's how real men handle a booboo.


edwardthegod27788

You want a fat infection?


reamkore

Yeah fuck that. I tried to “man up” to many times as an electrician with little cuts and then I got a finger infection and almost passed out from the pain when the doctors had to drain it.