Wanted to trim down a tailcap button with my razorsharp Leatherman Charge on a cork underlayer, when done I managed to push everything of the edge and in a reflex I closed my legs to catch the stuff, guess where there blade went? 4 stitches later there is the fixed tailcap. Glad the blade went in the leg....
I know from experience never to use an exacto to trim anything towards me, but it never fails, that's exactly what I do every time and every time I cut myself.
I never carry a sharp knife for fear I will kill myself taking it out of my pocket.
That's like trying to catch a dropped soldering iron. You have to turn off the reflex somehow. Glad you're (sort of) okay. There are some substantial arteries in that same area.
One night I decided to sharp, clean and oil some victorinox classics and victorinox explorers I got from ebay... I managed to cut my fingers three times with three different classics and then, while moving the - still fully opened - explorers, I dropped one of them with the point of the blade onto my - "damn reflexes" activated - knee, and sliced it open... yes, it also made a hole at my pants... I don't know what my wife's first thought was when she heard me go "AAAAARGH" four times while in the bathroom and then stepped out bleeding and cursing...