  well, my dad nearly severed his finger off today at work. he's a diesel mechanic at a construction company in brea, and he was jacking something up when the cylinder in the jack broke and it came down. the distal phalange (the very end bone) of his right middle finger was practically crushed between the jack and the lever. he ended up with 8 stitches and he lost his nail... on the plus side, i now have access to vicodin 
