I was cutting something on the tablesaw and the person tailing off for me accidentally caused the board to twist into the blade, which made it kick back, hit me in the side, and even after deflecting off my side it flew halfway across the shop. owie..

I guess I'm lucky it deflected off my side instead of hitting me full force right in the stomach, table saws kick back really hard..

It caused me to bleed even with a shirt on, needed a couple bandaids.

Ouch!!! Make sure you get that checked out. it is possible that you cracked a rib..

Ouch, I've had my fair share of table saw kickbacks too. It's never fun.

Also, be sure to smack the person who twisted the wood

Ah man, that's awful Hope you feel better. Was the injury serious?

With that being said, I guess you might call yourself lucky; people get eyes poked out/lose fingers all the time in woodshops, at least your accident didn't include that.

My side is really sore but I think I'll be fine. The board I was cutting was a wide board with a slightly longer length, but it was very solid, so when it hit me, I was like OOF and stepped back from the impact.

I would say you got lucky, knowing my luck, I would have lost a hand in the same situation.

Oh, I forgot to mention that it's considered excellent table saw practice not to stand directly behind the table saw and to use a push stick

Even better is to not take classes in woodshops

I was using a push stick and it's hard not to stand in line with the blade, this is a tablesaw with a really large table.

I thought this was going to be an "I chopped off my finger" thread. While this is less exciting, it's certainly better for you!

yeah, because I'd TOTALLY be typing on a forum when I cut something off...

The Pastor of my church has really bad luck with power tools. He got a huge splinter in his eye from a table saw. He chopped off his finger. It was reattached and he is not blind. But his son is alot better with them than he is.

I would...

You could still type without a finger! In fact, if I lost my right pinky, my typing wouldn't even be slowed down.

I think I'd be more preoccupied with, you know, being in the hospital

Hospitals usually have WiFi.

I don't take my computer to school with me, I leave it at home

You could be home by now if it happened in the morning. Look, all I'm saying is, I thought you severed an appendage, and I'm glad you didn't.

I am glad too

It happened 2 hours ago, not in the morning. But okay