Warning ZT Knives are Sharp!

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whitty

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So I sold a ZT0562ORBLK to a friend of mine who does some of our marketing work. Well one of his employees stopped by the shop today to tell us that he had an accident with his knife. I figured typical story of a bad cut to the hand. Nope! This guy (who is accident prone) had the knife slip off something he was cutting and cut into his wrist. He cut an artery and a tendon. He started to bleed out and lost so much blood that it caused some other problems. He ended up being life flighted to another hospital more equipped to keep him a live. Luckily they got him fixed up and he is going to be OK, but it was a bit scary there for a while.

Pic of the aftermath! Be safe my knife using friends!

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What was he trying to cut, a serpentine belt on a running car?!
:eek:

Glad the guy is ok, I have two large scars that run more than half the length of my forearm (surgery), but the scar from his will be rough looking.
I hope he heals up smoothly.
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Quick tip for scar healing:
Vitamin E oil.
It comes in a capsule like fish oil supplements. Poke a hole (Carefully!) In the end of the capsule and squeeze some of the Vitamin E oil on the scar and rub it in. Do this twice a day and it will pull the redness out and shrink the width of the scar.

Give it a year and you will have a hard time noticing it at a glance.
Good luck.
 
Someone should have learned "cut AWAY form yourself" before handling ANY knife!

And along with Vitamin E comes the suggestion of Aquaphor and sunblock for at least a year (unless he's going for that "scars are cool" look).
 
GOOD Lord lol I have had some close calls; once where i stabbed myself in the thigh about an inch deep with a pm2 that required 4 stitches. and several others. I don't ever worry about cutting myself but when my wife gets ahold of any of my knives I usually stand back or do the cutting myself.

You should figure out what he was trying to cut and let us know but also tell him good luck with the recovery. Also was this cut with the ZT or...?
 
If only it were a Benchmade with a factory edge...it would have bounced right off!
 
Dang. I hope he is able to make a full recovery. Tendon damage is no joke.
 
how the hell do you cut yourself in that weird "line"... looks like two accidents on the same spot.. very odd looking wound.

and accident prone you say? no sh!t...

glad he is ok, but I agree with above, looks like he should avoid knives and possibly wear a helmet too.
 
What exactly was he doing? Upon the first, glance, it looks like he was horsing around and using the wrong tool for the job. How else would one manage to get such a deep, nasty laceration?
 
Here's my worst knife injury. I was cutting a zip tie that turned out to be much softer than I thought...and my other hand wasn't quite as far out of the way as I thought. Fortunately, the knife stopped when it hit bone.

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While the PA was stitching me up he told me some horror stories of knife accidents he's treated. Apparently stab wounds to the abdomen aren't uncommon on Christmas Day, as some gift-openers tend to cut toward themselves with more enthusiasm than necessary.
 
Wow that's pretty brutal.

In 18 years of professional cooking and 30 years of knife stuffery I have never seen a cut that bad. I have seen chainsaw cuts less dramatic than that. I guess that's why they say "cut away".

And yes, I just got my first ZT last week, a 0566BW in Elmax and it is legitimately SCARY sharp. Rediculously so as a matter of fact. Even sharper than the Opinels, Morakniv, and Vics that I have gotten; and significantly so. It's my first "premium" steel, so now I guess I know what the fuss is all about.
 
WOW! That gives new meaning to the term scary sharp, or maybe more aptly stupid sharp :p

Of all of my years carrying and using (and let's face it, playing with) knives I have never had a major mishap with a pocket knife. The only time I have ever needed a trip to the ER for a knife related mistake was once with a kitchen knife. It was an extremely sharp blade, and it slipped out of my hand while I was washing it, slicing the hell out of my index finger. I was rushing, and stupidly not using the proper "hold the blade against the side of the sink" method...Lesson learned
 
I still maintain that there should be a licensing protocol in place to own sharp things and power tools. They just don't belong in certain hands.
 
That's pretty bad. I can tell by that cut he was bleeding profusely.
Glad he made it.
Thank God no major cuts with knives yet and hopefully not ever.
 
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