re: What is the most gruesome injury you have ever witnessed?

I was chopping wood for a campfire at the lake when I was 13 or 14 barefoot. The axe glanced off the log and went toward my foot. Friend that was with asked if the axe hit me...said naw. Looked down and saw the axe blade between my big and 2nd toes imbedded about 3 inches into my foot. Didn’t feel a thing, just sat down before I could pass out.

Was afraid dad would get pissed, told him I stepped on a piece of glass. Never got stitches, never got infected, but hurt like hell for a couple of months.

Also, was playing sharks and minnows in a neighbor’s pool around that same time. Ended up swimming behind someone else, got kicked in the nose. Was able to get to the side of the pool and my nose was literally directly under my right eye.

Yeah, I was a bit injury prone.