Injured by my Winnebago - and my own stupidity

[cliff841]

We just came back from a great camping weekend except for the Friday night emergency room visit. I had everything setup except the fresh water hose. I keep the hoses and filter in a plastic storage tub in one of the bays. This tub is stacked on another tub under a metal shelf. It is a tight fit to say the least. Unbeknownst to me, the metal lip of the shelf above the tub is knife sharp. I was pulling the tub out when my middle finger got caught between the tub and the shelf lip and a cut nearly to the bone ensued. I probably uttered an expletive or two and then went inside to get DW to patch me up. I should have stayed outside since I was dripping blood.

An inspection of the wound showed a big flap of skin hanging off and good amount of bleeding but nothing too serious. She patched me up, I unhooked and off to the ER we went. 9 stitches and a tetanus shot later I was back in the rig driving back to camp. Needless to say, I will be changing out my tubs for ones that fit better.

[RJay]

...and take a file to the lip of that shelf!

[JohnRR]

It hurts just reading about it

[justimagination]

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Originally Posted by RJay ...and take a file to the lip of that shelf!

............After filing, cut a small vacuum hose to length of the shelf, then slit one side in order to slide on the sharp edge of the shelf, securing with some type of weatherstrip cement, like 3M. Good luck, and glad your ok, could have been a disaster. Travel safe,
David G.

[RickO]

Ouch! Hope it doesn't smart for too long!

Rick

[cliff841]

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Originally Posted by justimagination ............After filing, cut a small vacuum hose to length of the shelf, then slit one side in order to slide on the sharp edge of the shelf, securing with some type of weatherstrip cement, like 3M. Good luck, and glad your ok, could have been a disaster. Travel safe, David G.

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Originally Posted by RJay ...and take a file to the lip of that shelf!

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Originally Posted by JohnRR It hurts just reading about it

JohnRR you got that right.

RJay and Justimagination I intend to do something to that lip. Certainly I need to file it and then the vacuum hose idea sounds pretty good. I have to wait until I have two good hands but that shouldn't be more than a few more days.

[MaverickBBD]

What? No one to sue? There goes your shot at a 42 QD. Hope it heals well and glad you will be able to remedy the situation.

[cliff841]

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Originally Posted by MaverickBBD What? No one to sue? There goes your shot at a 42 QD. Hope it heals well and glad you will be able to remedy the situation.

No one to suit? I think I will suit Wal-Mart for selling me the tub, Winnebago for building the motorhome, the hospital for giving me a tetanus shot, my mother for raising me to do this and I'm sure I can think of more.

Ok - maybe no law suit. Its a good thing I like the Vista since I can't get the 42 QD now.

[edj]

Sometimes I think that these RV's are out to get us. Last year, I was not paying attention to what I was doing and walked right into the corner of the bdrm slideout on my 5th-wheel. I gouged my head right down to the bone. Took 5 stitches to close up my head...... What is worse, a month or so later I 'almost' did the same thing again.

[MegaRoadie]

No job worth doing is ever done until there is bloodshed... the older I get the more blood it seems to take to finish anything. Must be some sort of payback to the universe or the demons. Sweat, blood, anxiety are now replacing pride, vanity, and Ego..
The diet has changed; no snakes, bugs, or grasses to eat while waiting for "the right time", there are clean clothes, warm beds, great meals, and clean undies... Yea !

But everytime something seems to break there is that darned blood letting to contend with. And the aspirin therapy only makes it worse. Ya would think all that darned cholesterol would clog the cuts better !!!!!! Go figure.

Be safe out there, enjoy the open roads and try and thank a veteral for your freedom !

[Glassalley52]

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Originally Posted by edj Sometimes I think that these RV's are out to get us. Last year, I was not paying attention to what I was doing and walked right into the corner of the bdrm slideout on my 5th-wheel. I gouged my head right down to the bone. Took 5 stitches to close up my head...... What is worse, a month or so later I 'almost' did the same thing again.

Being short has it's advantages.

[Finhawk]

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Originally Posted by edj Sometimes I think that these RV's are out to get us. Last year, I was not paying attention to what I was doing and walked right into the corner of the bdrm slideout on my 5th-wheel. I gouged my head right down to the bone. Took 5 stitches to close up my head...... What is worse, a month or so later I 'almost' did the same thing again.

The bedroom slide on mine is the only one high enough to do that but Winnibago did a smart thing. They rounded off those sharp corners. So it's only a bump instead of a gouge!

[bdpreece]

If you gotta bleed at least give it to the Red Cross.

[cliff841]

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Originally Posted by MegaRoadie No job worth doing is ever done until there is bloodshed...

I love it. I will have to use that on DW next time I'm bleeding.