I don't wear the glove & haven't cut fingers yet, but a few yrs ago my cutter fell off the table (not locked shut) hit on top of foot across 3 toes. Bled really bad and on top of that I was leaving on trip to Alaska soon. Had to bandage toes every night on trip and was still feeling pain. I still don't wear shoes when cutting, but I do try to remember to lock the cutter.