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re: Fatal tree cutting accident - Monroe
Posted on 1/21/23 at 10:06 am to davyjones
Posted on 1/21/23 at 10:06 am to davyjones
I had a close encounter in high school cutting small trees and clearing brush along a fence line.
Luckily had jeans on, chainsaw kicked back and grabbed my jeans, tore through and just barely scraped my flesh. It was also not full RPM's so that helped as well. Very scary stuff. Be careful out there.
Luckily had jeans on, chainsaw kicked back and grabbed my jeans, tore through and just barely scraped my flesh. It was also not full RPM's so that helped as well. Very scary stuff. Be careful out there.
This post was edited on 1/21/23 at 10:07 am
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Posted on 1/21/23 at 12:34 pm to PhillipJFry
I used to run a saw for a family logging business. A few things I learned.
Don’t run a saw when tired. Lot of accidents in the afternoon.
Keep thumb on the bar to help against kick back.
Know your escape route in advance. Move anything that could trip you up.
Know where the tree or limb is going and what could alter its route.
Don’t run a saw when tired. Lot of accidents in the afternoon.
Keep thumb on the bar to help against kick back.
Know your escape route in advance. Move anything that could trip you up.
Know where the tree or limb is going and what could alter its route.
Posted on 1/21/23 at 12:46 pm to MrWhipple
quote:
Damn, that terrible. The crew is now short handed.
Too soon but I still chuckled
Now I feel bad
Posted on 1/21/23 at 1:44 pm to deltaland
Had family that knew him and said he was working by himself
Posted on 1/21/23 at 2:28 pm to LSUTigahss
Jesus.
I do it all the time in my own yard. I just tell the SO what time I’m going to call her when I get back on the ground. If she doesn’t hear from me, she calls 911.
Bad plan.
I need to stop.
Thanks for mentioning the fact that he was alone.
I do it all the time in my own yard. I just tell the SO what time I’m going to call her when I get back on the ground. If she doesn’t hear from me, she calls 911.
Bad plan.
I need to stop.
Thanks for mentioning the fact that he was alone.
Posted on 1/21/23 at 2:31 pm to lsufan112001
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Know your escape route in advance
Escape is always in a 45 degree direction away from the back cut.
Always.
Posted on 1/21/23 at 2:42 pm to One72
It can be dangerous. The Marine Corps actually taught me how to climb trees and cut. We had an initial two week course to get us started, taught by professional tree cutters, then a shite ton of practice over the years. This was a skill set needed to recover pilots in the event they ejected and got stuck in a tree…part of Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP). Being a mountaineer by trade, I enjoyed the course and training. Much respect for those that so it do it for a living.
This post was edited on 1/21/23 at 2:44 pm
Posted on 1/21/23 at 2:45 pm to salty1
Now that’s a wild course. How interesting.
I just volunteered my climbing (and cutting) for a raptor recovery group.
Should be interesting - climb up and try to wrangle an injured bird of prey that’s stuck in the tree tops.
Edit - what saw(s) did y’all climb with?
I just volunteered my climbing (and cutting) for a raptor recovery group.
Should be interesting - climb up and try to wrangle an injured bird of prey that’s stuck in the tree tops.
Edit - what saw(s) did y’all climb with?
This post was edited on 1/21/23 at 2:50 pm
Posted on 1/21/23 at 3:08 pm to salty1
quote:That's a word I hadn't heard in quite some time.
Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP
Posted on 1/21/23 at 3:16 pm to davyjones
One of the scariest things I have ever done is cut a tree off my roof 20ft up on a extension ladder after Laura. Damn near had a heat stroke cutting debris on the fricking ground. Had a buddy who made a living cutting trees and such. Until a tree landed on him.
Posted on 1/21/23 at 3:38 pm to davyjones
Awful! God bless them all.
Posted on 1/21/23 at 4:30 pm to CaliforniaTiger
One of the guys at our camp thinks he can cut any tree, he's actually an electrician. We needed a sycamore cut because it was bad on one side. My boy had it all planed out, cut his wedge and began his back cut. When he got close, said tree turned and landed about 45 degrees where it was supposed to go. Took out the service line to the camp, which my uncle was pissed.
He made a quick trip to Harbor Freight and picked up a generator on his dime...
It took us a year before we could get a CLECO rep to sign off on the new panel my boy did a great job installing.
He made a quick trip to Harbor Freight and picked up a generator on his dime...
It took us a year before we could get a CLECO rep to sign off on the new panel my boy did a great job installing.
Posted on 1/21/23 at 4:43 pm to Hangover Haven
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began his back cut. When he got close, said tree turned and landed about 45 degrees where it was supposed to go.
He had to have cut into the holding wood on one side.
Can’t cut into holding wood at all.
This post was edited on 1/21/23 at 4:45 pm
Posted on 1/21/23 at 5:00 pm to Pelican fan99
Working with a chainsaw off the ground like that is just asking for trouble even for someone who does it all the time for their job“
Just asking for trouble? horseshite. It was an ACCIDENT!
Just asking for trouble? horseshite. It was an ACCIDENT!
Posted on 1/21/23 at 5:05 pm to One72
You crazy baw
Posted on 1/21/23 at 6:21 pm to One72
When I was working hospital ,everytime there was a hurricane bunch chainsaw injuries would show up in ER.Guys would go buy a saw from Lowe’s or borrow one and not have a clue what they were doing.
Most common injury was a cut to L knee cap or right above it.
Occasional pt. would end up in ICU.
Back when there were bow saws we got 3 one fall /winter that had saws kick back into their mouths.One of them died,old guy in his 70’s died post op ,loss of blood and prolonged anesthesia and his heart couldn’t take it.
We had an oral surgeon,Dr. Marks( since retired) that did amazing job of repairing their faces.
Most common injury was a cut to L knee cap or right above it.
Occasional pt. would end up in ICU.
Back when there were bow saws we got 3 one fall /winter that had saws kick back into their mouths.One of them died,old guy in his 70’s died post op ,loss of blood and prolonged anesthesia and his heart couldn’t take it.
We had an oral surgeon,Dr. Marks( since retired) that did amazing job of repairing their faces.
This post was edited on 1/21/23 at 6:46 pm
Posted on 1/21/23 at 6:44 pm to LSUA 75
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we got 3 one fall /winter that had saws kick back into their mouths.
Damn, that must have been gory….
Posted on 1/21/23 at 6:48 pm to LSUA 75
Dr Marks took out my wisdom teeth. Really makes you think.
Posted on 1/21/23 at 6:53 pm to Spankum
I heard it was very gory,I didn’t work in ER to see it and I was glad.
One of the guys had a big beard and they had to shave it all off.
As I said Dr. Marks did a terrific job.We didn’t have a plastic surgeon at that time and he would sew up the face himself.
One of the guys came back to visit about 6 months later and I had to get up close to his face to see the scars.
One of the guys had a big beard and they had to shave it all off.
As I said Dr. Marks did a terrific job.We didn’t have a plastic surgeon at that time and he would sew up the face himself.
One of the guys came back to visit about 6 months later and I had to get up close to his face to see the scars.
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