I volunteer at a 1/8th scale live-steam railway in my town thru our operating season in the summer. One of our projects several years back was a new style of joiner on the rails, which involved a piece of angle welded on one end of the 20-foot lengths of rail. We were welding the joiners on probably 400 feet from where they were being installed. Once the joiner was welded on, I'd grab the 20-foot segments in the middle with gloved hands, and carry them down to the install site. I carried the last one down, and laid it almost in place, then left to grab tools.
Returning fifteen minutes later, without giving it a second though, I removed my gloves, and wrapped my hand around the rail, ~6" from the welded joiner, to tug it into its final position. The string of profanity and obscenities that left my mouth after that was enough to make some sailors blush. I didnt think it was too bad, and went to continue working...but after 5 more minutes, my hand had stiffened to the point I could no longer flex it. Me, being young and male, decided that hospitals were over-rated, so I went home.
60% of the palm and fingers on my left hand were burnt. Of that 60%, roughly 25% was second degree burns. I had my hand wrapped for the better part of two weeks, and it was tender afterward. For a year or so, it was noticeably sensitive to heat.
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