Tree cutting accident

[Eagle1]

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]

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]

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

 

[nickmags]

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]

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

Condolences... and prayer.

 

[scootr]

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

 

[thclimer]

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

Very sad to hear.

 

[kenmbz]

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]

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

 

[John0829]

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.

 

[Rockbadchild]

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

yes we know, you mentioned it 5 time through this thread, we get it, you like it...

 

[ArlyA]

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.

Does Safety require common sense?

 

[Hay Dude]

Laugh all you want, happy to provide you a good laugh. However, after getting hit in the face and eyes WAY too 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.

Bless your heart.
Like I said, you do you, I’ll do me.

I’m good with eye & foot protection. After a few hours in 90+ heat, wearing a pair of ear muffs is low on my list. A helmet for weed whacking in 90+ also sounds like a recipe to go home early with heat exhaustion. In the winter that might be nice. Lol

Arly, while I appreciate all your safety garments and training, and I sincerely mean that, didn’t you just injure yourself at work? I think you mentioned you hurt your wrist in a 1/2 dozen posts?

 

[Hay Dude]

yes we know you mentioned it 5 time through this thread we get it you like it...

All hat no cattle lol

 

[dodge man]

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

Sorry to hear that, I was hoping for good news.

 

[plowhog]

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.

I was dressed in forestry helmet and chain saw chaps bucking firewood. Stopped for a break and removed my helmet.

Snapped a small branch/twig over my knee to throw on the firewood pile, and a piece broke out and flew into my eye. Within a few minutes I was completely blind in that one eye. I could see light, but could not even see any shapes-- or see anything.

What is odd is that I wear protective eyewear goggles 100% of the time while working outside at the ranch. Didn't have them on only because I had been using a forestry helmet with face shield.

My vision eventually came back 100%. But now, I never ever go without eye protection when working outside. One freak accident cemented that ...........

 

[plowhog]

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

Terrible news.

 

[Hay Dude]

I was dressed in forestry helmet and chain saw chaps bucking firewood. Stopped for a break and removed my helmet.

Snapped a small branch/twig over my knee to throw on the firewood pile, and a piece broke out and flew into my eye. Within a few minutes I was completely blind in that one eye. I could see light, but could not even see any shapes-- or see anything.

What is odd is that I wear protective eyewear goggles 100% of the time while working outside at the ranch. Didn't have them on only because I had been using a forestry helmet with face shield.

My vision eventually came back 100%. But now, I never ever go without eye protection when working outside. One freak accident cemented that ...........

Yep, I wear and heavily suggest eye protection.

 

[WinterDeere]

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.

I only wear safety glasses when weed whacking, I'll even wear shorts to do it, when it's hot out. But I'll also admit I got absolutely NAILED by a piece of debris coming off the trimmer head last week, just below my eye. Perfect shot, maybe 1/4" below the lens of my glasses, and I did indeed bleed.

Still won't be wearing a helmet to run a string trimmer, but I might start wearing safety glasses with slightly larger frames.

I also occasionally chainsaw in shorts and workboots, as I often have to split in hot summer weather to keep up with our firewood demand, but I'm only bucking logs on level ground then. I prefer wearing chaps when it's cold, but sometimes it's just too hot for practicality.

 

[ruffdog]

Spoke to the wife earlier. Told that he was hit in the head but refused medical treatment for a couple hours before loosing consciousness. Currently in ICU in an induced coma with bleeding on the brain. So the time line between injury and reaching the trauma center was 4 hours.

This is something else we can learn from too. Some injuries should be looked at regardless if we think we are OK. Sad story.