Hand Re-Attached After Accident

An accident severed Lewis Layman’s hand in mere seconds. Less than 24 hours later, however, his right appendage had been reattached by doctors in Seattle. The Emida resident went to work per his normal routine Nov. 19 at the Medley Cedar Mill in Santa. “I was on the post knife machine, which cuts the logs down to post size and makes the posts. I was at work at 5 a.m. and out on the floor and everything was going good,” Mr. Layman said. “About 8 a.m. I heard a crunch and felt a burn. I looked down and my hand was gone.”His right hand had been cut off just above the wrist. Mr. Layman quickly made his way to the office of Ron Cook. “I was losing quite a bit of blood, but I walked in and said, ‘Ron, I think I cut myself pretty good’”/ Summer Crosby , St. Maries Gazette Record. More here . (St. Maries Gazette Record photo:Lewis Layman is pictured with his girlfried, Kimberly Babcock)

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