chainsaw injury

[TwinWillows]

I bought chaps when I bought my chainsaw. I keep them rolled up on top of the saw case so there's no excuse not to grab them when I get the saw out.

 

[BillG_in_TX]

Cutting a tree today, took an awkward step and hit my knee with my chainsaw. Luckily only minor injury to knee cap, no stitches required, only a few bandaids and a new pair of pants!! I WILL BE INVESTING IN SOME CHAPS ASAP!!!! Be careful....

Save those pants and put a patch on them. That's what I did after I had a similar accident early on in my chainsawing experience. Now I wear them every time I get the saw out. It's a very visible reminder to get out the chaps (which I bought the next day)!

 

[workinallthetime]

heck i got 64 stiches in my thigh from a skill saw when i was about 16 a chain saw would be real bad and nasty to clean all the stuff out of the wound. Im guilty of not owning chaps and i think its time for a pair myself.

the ones who said "it will never happen to me" and it did arent around anymore to say that !

 

[Soundguy]

When i bought my c-saw.. i bought chaps with it before ever leaving the store. Since then i've added a set of long gauntlet cuff kevlar reinforced gloves and arm chaps and a nice large brim safety hat with a face shield. Sure i may look a tad funny in all the safety gear.. but sure beats er visits or missing limbs ( on me.. not the trees! )

Soundguy

 

[stayalert]

I did the same thing about 25 years back and can still feel the grove on my knee cap. The saw was not even started! Just walking toward the tree.

ouch. Heres a photo of a free (broken hockey sticks) chainsaw scabbard that I made to keep the chain sharp and my skin intact between uses.....Cheers!

 

[MarkV]

Deerfan, you were lucky and I am glad. An ER doctor friend of ours talks about how many chainsaw injuries they see and how hard they are to fix because of the way the chain destroys the area it cuts. He tells us they are very hard to get cleaned and always leave large scares. That was enough for me to start wearing safety gear long ago.

Take a look here, www.baileys-online.com , for safety gear and a bunch of other cool stuff.

MarkV

 

[deerefan]

thanks for the thoughtful replies guys.....i thought i was going to be chastised to no end!! I cleaned the wound last night thouroughly and it looks like it will heal well...my pride, well.....

 

[JimWalch]

What kind of tree was it and any guess as to its age?

It was one of those old soft maples and over 100 years old we think. The houses were built in the late 1890's. We are only 10 blocks from Lincoln’s home and the new Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum. If you are in Springfield Illinois it is worth the time to see it.

 

[Dennisr]

Be Very careful with a chainsaw. A local teenager ( Nashville , Tn ) was cutting trees about a week ago and was killed. I believe he was cutting above his head and the saw came down and hit his neck and he died instantly. He and his dad were working together. I dont know any other details of this tragic story.

 

[7864]

Always have the chain brake engaged whenever the saw is not in contact with the wood.It only takes a flick of the wrist to set it on most saws.Yor hands don`t have to leave the handle to do this. Lastly, falling limbs and other tree parts are often overlooked but you can be ambushed from above and never see it coming.