New Attic Ladder

Jim and I were collectively removing the old attic ladder, it snapped shut. My left hand was caught by the metal, my right hand caught by the wood enclosures. Jim's left hand was caught. I moaned and cried in pain, Jim was yelling,"I can't get free", I managed to use my thumb on the right side to lift the sprung wood and lifted it up to pry my fingers out. I grabbed the left side that enclosed my fingers and lifted the metal. I helped Jim free his left hand opposite of me. I ran to the kitchen sink and immurced my withered fingers in the icy water. My fingers were numb and the cold watered burned. I can sympathize with the "KNUCKLE TORTURE". I wrapped my left hand in an ice bag immediatly while Jim held his hand under the cold water. His wedding ring saved his finger, my wedding ring caught by the metal was bent and my finger began to swell around it. The Marquise setting was now 1/2 flattened, destroyed. Knuckles are sore to touch today but we survived.