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-> my 'nastiest' one - slipped on a driveway and fell face first into gravel. A small rock with a sharp point completely embedded itself in my forehead, when it was pulled out you could see a perfect circle with numerous layers of flesh. There was no bleeding but a small portion of my skull was visible for some time afterward until it healed up and left a small scar on my forehead.
-> one that sticks in my head - I was sounding a fuel tank in a officer's head and there this was high pressure f*&(%ing steam valve with no lagging by the valve itself;that section must have been at least 400 degrees. I was well aware of its location and usually avoided it but this time my hand brushed against the exposed copper for literally 1/10 of a second. A blister was forming two minutes later.
There were countless other steam burns but those were just small normal ones that happen when you crawl around in naaaasty bilges and work around steam systems.
-> most annoying and lingering - hanging on the rim from a flat-footed jump, slipping off, and nearly breaking my right elbow (fortunately) from the approximate 7-8 foot fall and landing directly on my side.
edit: just remembered the four stitches that I had in the top of my scalp after hitting my head on a large pipe in the forward elevator room. That was a bit bloody and real pain to shave around.
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