Man cuts face with chainsaw

[Jstpssng]

Man slices face open with chainsaw but has to drive himself to hospital because he was unable to call for help

This is a gruesome one. When they were talking about it on the radio I had to change the station. The guy must be made out of titanium though, after cutting himself he drove to the hospital.

Be careful out there. I will be thinking about this the next time that I fire up my saw.

 

[Industrial Toys]

My Mom knew a man that cut himself in the face with a chainsaw while doing something in a tree. Probably from a ladder. I don't think there is enough money, for someone to pay me to use a chainsaw from a ladder.

 

[Ken]

When chain saws 1st. began to be used my Father purchased a Pioneer made in Canada . chain bar maybe 16" remember couldn't cut very large tree.
Working alone in the woods and 10 miles from doctor. all country dirt roads. and cutting a tree the saw pinched then kicked back no protection brake . chain flayed the cheek to bone and close to eye, nose with flap hanging down cheek .
walked to truck no clean cloths or first aid material .used a handkerchief and black cloth electrical tape wrapped over the head to stop or slow the bleeding and drove to doctor office. Walking inside across waiting room to tell nurse he needed help .he cleared to room with people leaving . the doctor waiting on another patient told her he had a emergency to return later. Doctor cleaned stitched face cannot remember the number of stiches but it re healed with
scars that ran ear to eye ,nose ,along side of mouth . This was before having to go to Hospital like he would been sent today. It remained livid red for couple if years . then scar was less noticeable .
The saw remained on stump in woods for several years then disappeared . think a deer hunter may found it.
every time I use a chain saw think of this time my Dad had.
ken

 

[Industrial Toys]

Terrible!

We couldn't possibly have gotten hurt with our first saw, the Pioneer, with "Easy Arc Starting" because we could never get it started. Wasn't it a product of OMC?

 

[Ken]

Terrible!

We couldn't possibly have gotten hurt with our first saw, the Pioneer, with "Easy Arc Starting" because we could never get it started. Wasn't it a product of OMC?

It was a dry weather saw .high humidity or damp and could not start even with a shot of either. this happened back in the 50's
there has been improvements since then.
ken

 

[atsah]

Not good. I read about a logger here in Maine some how got his leg caught under a tree and couldn't get out from under it, it was 0F and night was near, he cut his leg at the knee with his saw crawled onto his skidder for 1/2 mile to his truck and drove to the hospital.. He survived.

 

[Industrial Toys]

If I rip off a scab, I bleed like crazy. Such an accident, I'd never make it. Never mind, I get light headed and almost pass out when I injure myself. The old oil pressure just drops out of sight.

 

[oosik]

That is the MAIN reason I went to my small Stihl. Small bar - easier to control. My big Stihl is now used only to section up big trees. Small Stihl is used to thin my pine stands.

 

[Bigfoot62]

That happened to a friend of mine, years ago. He was lucky. Only skin deep. No muscles or bone involved. Still wears a scar.

 

[oosik]

Friend was not so lucky. Kickback just missed his left ear and cut deeply into left shoulder. Missed major arteries and did not cut completely thru shoulder bone. He bled like a stuck pig. Had to put blanket over his shoulder. Looking at the wound made me woozy and I was the driver.

He survived - MAJOR scar - some loss of mobility in his left arm.