What is that, a toe or a finger? and I thought they stuck the pins in through the ends.

At least that's what they did to a buddy of mine who ran 4 fingers on his left hand thru a v-belt pully. He was about 6weeks with his hand wrapped in bandages to immobilize the fingers. Just the tips visible with 2 little wires poking out the end of each. He said the most fun part was when the pins were pulled out - a pair of pliers and a swift jerk. One per wire. They came out easy, till they got to the one he bent while it was in the finger.