Tree cutting accident

[Smokeydog]

Good reading. Sorry for the ones who got injured but your stories help guys like me stay aware, practice safe techniques, don’t get in a hurry and know your limits. Even jobs you’ve done 1,000 times need evaluating with fresh eyes at times. Age, fitness and abilities are perishable skills.

 

[MoKelly]

Churches out here raffle off handguns, too.

Not a joke.

The local rural hospital here had a fundraiser that consisted of skeet shooting at a gun range. The winner received a new shotgun. The event was very successful.

The local rural hospital is owned by a big chain headquartered in St. Louis. When they discover what the local hospital did as a fundraiser (shooting guns!!! Prize was a gun!!!) they went ballistic. Actually sent letters to all participants apologizing for the lack of judgement.

Following year the fundraiser was a golf event. They made 1/3rd of what the skeet shooting generated.

 

[tradosaurus]

Churches out here raffle off handguns, too.

Not a joke.

Why would that be a joke?

 

[Torvy]

Why would that be a joke?

Other parts of the country would not do that.

 

[WinterDeere]

Other parts of the country would not do that.

While there may be some places where this would be less likely, I think it's not as uncommon as you're assuming. The pastor at my son's school organizes outings of parents to the local sporting clays facility, for a day of shooting. Many churches here allow or even organize hunting on their grounds, as well.

 

[Torvy]

Long guns, absolutely. I've lived in various parts of the country and frequently saw rifles or shotguns in those raffles. Never saw a handgun for a church raffle anywhere else.

 

[AnotherBueller]

Other parts of the country would not do that.

So Sad. That people are so politically correct and socially connected.
Mr Moderator this is not a political statement, but a social one.

 

[CalG]

Friend who's a professional carpenter and roofer nailed his hand to the roof one day. The guy's a safety nut, and never makes mistakes like that. But then he did. Power equipment plus advancing age will get us.

OK I can top this! ;-)

When adding an addition to our house that included a cold roof that first required a deck under the metal roofing, my wife offered to help up on the roof. Now the roof slope is pretty mild, and I was thrilled with the SPUNK shown by my rather timid better half (might be 3/4) . I held the ladder and steadied her steps as she got on the roof deck. We were putting down 1 inch boards onto 2x4 sleepers. She had hammer in hand, and nails in a bucket. With brief instructions given her on the nailing schedule, was pounding away about 10 feet down slope (fall protection).
Well, all the sudden my wife let out a mournful yelp and clutched one hand in the other, dropping her hammer. I lifted up, and took the three strides to her side where I saw drops of blood dripping from her clutched hands. "I'm a trained med first responder, so she trusted me when I asked to assess the injury. Somehow, And I can't imagine how, she had driven a 10 penny nail through the web of skin between thumb and palm. OMG! Needless to say, she does not "do blood" and went vasolvagle on me, and I had to shoulder her down the ladder and off the roof. Good thing there is not so much heft to her.

That was all 30 years ago, I remember, but NEVER bring it up.
I still don't know how a person can drive a nail through the hand that is supposed to be holding the nail. My guess is she "flinched" let go of the nail, and when the hammer fell a glancing blow and the nail bounced with enough energy to penetrate the nearby flesh.

Be careful, danger lurks!

 

[Hay Dude]

Even a down tree can be a problem when cutting into smaller pieces.

Had a huge hardwood tree come down a month past. Had to be careful where to cut so the tree couldn't possible roll on me.

That’s what I find to be a dangerous scenario, too.
I always cut from the uphill side if that exists.
Always have a couple escape routes. Luckily I’m still pretty quick on my feet and when I cut I’m always in a “getaway” mentality.
All this death & injury talk has me thinking about the tree work we have this fall.

 

[WinterDeere]

OK I can top this! ;-)

Okay, if we're opening up the field, I have an interesting submission. Aside from watching my FIL cut his finger off on my table saw, there's a story of my father putting a drill clean thru his hand. I assume it must have been a wood auger type, as I can't imagine anything else self-feeding fast enough to go completely thru the hand without stopping. In any case, he undid the chuck (old key type) with his free hand, and went to the hospital with the bit still in his hand, knowing blood loss (and probably pain) might spike dramatically when it's withdrawn.

This happened before I was born, I've only heard the story.

We had a thread, "stupid things I have done", which has gone dormant. I guess we should take this tangent over there.