OUCH! That sounds like a bad day, Rich. My wife was operating a drill press, drilling holes for the ports on hydraulic cylinders. The drill bits also make a large flat spot on the tubes so the connection port will sit flat while welding. The bits kind of resemble a paddle bit for wood (spade bit, boring bit, etc...) and so they turn relatively slow. I'm sure the motor was at least 2HP, and in low gear, there's no stopping it. Anyhow she stated she was cold, and the boss told here to put on some greens (loose fitting welding jacket). They probably looked like a trench coat with her small frame in them. Needless to say, they got pulled into the drill, and wrapped her arm around the drill. The bad part was that it grabbed at the top of the right forearm, behind the wrist, so it was pulling her arm backwards from the way arms are supposed to bend. Luckily, she was able to grab the power lever with the other hand before it broke her arm. I don't know how she managed that. My only guess is that the very loose sleeves allowed for a couple more revolutions before tightening up completely. That machine would not have stopped with just a broken arm, though, so she is very fortunate indeed. There were no E-stops or any other way to stop it, only that one 'start-stop' lever. They fired her (AMAZING!), she sued (duh), it was a long drawn out process. In the end, she got a very small monetary payment, and an arm that feels like a washboard from the muscle damage, and of course, pain from time to time. I'm not trying to disrespect any woman in any way....but most women do not have the same mindset with industrial equipment, as men that work with them every day do, and therefore do not see some of the dangers. What really makes me angry about the whole deal, is that they gave her a jacket to put on, and they very well knew it was a big no-no. Hell, other people in the shop should have at least stated to her the dangers. She's fortunate to not have ended up like Rich!!(or worse) Do you have much feeling in your thumb now?