Toshiba Laptop Skewers Man’s Hand

I find it almost impossible to determine how this man was able to injure himself this severely by ejecting a DVD from his laptop. But apparently, a metal rod shot from the laptop and got all stabby with him.

From the NZHerald here:

A man’s attempt to play a DVD on his Toshiba laptop ended with him suffering serious injuries to his right hand after he was “shot” by the computer.

William Warner said he placed the disc on the tray, and was trying to close the drawer when a sharp piece of metal shot out of the drawer and pierced his right palm.

Nearly a year after being impaled by the 11cm “blade”, the 52-year-old driver from Whangaparaoa said he was still struggling to do simple chores and wants Toshiba to compensate him for his injuries after finding out from doctors that they may be permanent.

Toshiba’s first response was to offer him a replacement laptop, but Mr Warner said he had since began negotiating for financial compensation.

And boy, its a good thing he didn’t wash that wound before taking a left-handed photo with his phone. Sounds like a slip-and-fall scam to me.