Tree cutting accident

Eagle1 · Sep 22, 2023

Used to limb from ladders and it sucked. Now I have Man Basket for the loader. 10" up, stable, and can be put where needed. Even used a pole saw from there to get limbs off the 20' water tank.

Hay Dude · Sep 22, 2023

nickmags said:
Lots of folks don't wear seat belts either. When I was young and thought I was indestructible, I was like you. After a near miss at cutting my leg on a downed tree limb that was under tension (saw cut my double layered logging jeans, long johns, and left minor cuts along top of thigh) and one actual cut where saw deflected into my boot just missing the steel toe and put 10 stitches in my foot I decided maybe I should wear some safety gear. Experience can be a great teacher, IF you survive it. I cut between six and eight cords of firewood a year and have for more years than most on here have been alive.

I would put firewood work as far safer than dropping & bucking trees, which is mostly what I do.

Hey look everyone, you can wag the finger all y’all’s want at me. I honestly feel like some (not all) safety equipment reduces feel, flexibility and vision.

Like I said, I’ll wear glasses & steel toes when cutting trees down, but all the helmet & ear covers stuff just dont work for me and hasn’t for 40 years. I just passed a hearing & vision test with great results.

I kinda crack up when a I see a guy weed wacking with the helmet, ear covers, face shield, chaps & gloves, but hey, you do you, I’ll do me.

RandyT · Sep 23, 2023

Just got word from his wife this morning that he past away last night about 10:30

nickmags · Sep 23, 2023

Hay Dude said:
I would put firewood work as far safer than dropping & bucking trees, which is mostly what I do.

Hey look everyone, you can wag the finger all y’all’s want at me. I honestly feel like some (not all) safety equipment reduces feel, flexibility and vision.

Like I said, I’ll wear glasses & steel toes when cutting trees down, but all the helmet & ear covers stuff just dont work for me and hasn’t for 40 years. I just passed a hearing & vision test with great results.

I kinda crack up when a I see a guy weed wacking with the helmet, ear covers, face shield, chaps & gloves, but hey, you do you, I’ll do me.

Not trying to tell you what to do, or wear in this case. If not using safety stuff works better for you, so be it. I agree, some folks get so carried away with safety they become dangerous to be around.

Must be different where you are. Here if I need firewood, I have to cut and buck the trees myself. (read - just as dangerous as what you do, maybe more so cause i'm not a pro and do not do it daily.) Here most pro loggers use a feller/buncher to do the dropping and limbing.

As far as passing hearing tests, well that went out the window as a young man - spent way too many hours on a flightline in and around Pratt and Whitney J-57 jet engines hanging on B-52s. I wear muffs now to keep it from getting any worse. Tough to not hear when your granddaughter tells you a joke, and you go, huh, what did you say.

Eagle1 · Sep 23, 2023

RandyT said:
Just got word from his wife this morning that he past away last night about 10:30

Condolences... and prayer.

scootr · Sep 23, 2023

I've been wondering how he was. That is certainly not what we wanted to read.
Be careful out there.

thclimer · Sep 23, 2023

RandyT said:
Just got word from his wife this morning that he past away last night about 10:30

Very sad to hear.

kenmbz · Sep 23, 2023

RandyT said:
Just got word from his wife this morning that he past away last night about 10:30

Sad to hear, condolences to the family.

ArlyA · Sep 23, 2023

As my earlier soap box stated, I like sawyer safety training.

John0829 · Sep 23, 2023

Hay Dude said:
I kinda crack up when a I see a guy weed wacking with the helmet, ear covers, face shield, but hey, you do you, I’ll do me.

Laugh all you want, happy to provide you a good laugh. However, after getting hit in the face and eyes WAY to many times the face shield has been a REAL asset in preventing more injury. The helmet only because that is what the shield is attached to plus it covers the bald spot from the sun and the ear covers, well at 70 just trying to save what little hearing there is left after to many years around heavy equipment not using hearing protection. Having "WHAT?" as your most used word ain't no fun, while tryin to figure out what was said or asking it to be repeated or telling someone to speak up.