"I know a guy who was stepping over the PTO on a tractor once. We call him one nut willie today."
I was drilling post holes back in my younger days and got my sweatshirt caught in the pto. Ever heard of hysterical strength? I literally ripped myself out of that sweatshirt. I was terrified and ever since then I been very cautious around machinery.
Man are you lucky. Not many people have the chance, or strength to shed clothing in a situation like that.
My foot slipped on a feed grinder auger shield once, and my foot ended up in the auger. It was my job to make sure the belt drive was tight. I thank God I hadn't done my duty, and the belt was very lose. Instead of losing my foot, or worse, I ended up with my foot just wedged between the auger and the feeder trough with the auger drive belt slipping. Sore foot, limped for a day or two, but that's it.