Man! That has GOT to HURT! But, I know that the first thing I do when drop something is to put my legs together to catch it...I have often thought that "one of these days"....
Sorry your friend got hurt. Hope her tetanus shot is up to date.
The other day I dropped my seam ripper and luckily didn't try to catch it, but I was sewing at my DS's kitchen table and it fell and stuck into the linoleum, just like a knife! Yikes! I didn't think quilting was supposed to be dangerous to ones health! Ah well, I will definitely take the risk!
Hope your friends cut heals up quickly and without complications. Thanks for the reminder to be careful.