Bumped my leg with the chainsaw, no chaps, looks gross

[homemade]

holding the chainsaw upside down while standing in thick brush. Tip of the saw caught a branch and threw the saw into my leg. Down to the muscle with no tendon/vain/nerve damage. lucky as all get out. About a doz. stiches under the skin holding the innerds together, and another 17 or so on the outside.

 

[homemade]

Modderators can bump to the injury fourm. didnt' see it till after i posted
Sorry

 

[treemandan]

Yeah, long bars in the brush are dangerous. I usually either clear it with the loader or something. My favourite limbing and ground saw is a 20. No need to be Conan out there and make sure to keep a strong brake hand period.

Thanks for posting, its a common occurance more often dealt with chaps only. I do always clear room for the big saws and use the ms200t when I can on the ground. Less fatigue, more accuracy.

 

[Muffler Bearing]

Spedy recovery!
Glad your here to post.
Live and Learn.

 

[homemade]

well i only have my husqvarna 460 running right now with a 20in bar. I could have borrrowed a smaller saw but i felt confortable and was kinda rushing to get done on sunday morning before chuch. The farmer i was cutting for opted to buy me a new pair of chaps and any additional costs that my insurnace didn't cover. They kinda have bad luck when it comes to making insurnace clames.

 

[Sagetown]

holding the chainsaw upside down while standing in thick brush. Tip of the saw caught a branch and threw the saw into my leg. Down to the muscle with no tendon/vain/nerve damage. lucky as all get out. About a doz. stiches under the skin holding the innerds together, and another 17 or so on the outside.

Ain't it amazing; One minute you're the Breadwinner of the Household, and a second later you're a hospital case.
I've been there, done that. Hope you get well soon w/o any complications.

How many pair of chaps would that have bought?

 

[grandpatractor]

Glad to see it wasn't any more serious. Hope you have a speedy recovery.

 

[crowbuster]

Could have been worse, glad it wasn't, heed the warning.

 

[homemade]

How many pair of chaps would that have bought?

Well i tryed to take every precaution that I had at my disposel as far as ear plugs, safty glasses, work boots and so on. I dont own a pair of chaps but the homeowner that I do a majority of my cutting for said they would have no problem paying for anything byond what my health insurance woun't cover along with my deductable... and a pair of chaps.

Who'd a think that "####y's" brand heavy denim pants wouldn't be enough???

 

[Sagetown]

Who'd a think that "####y's" brand heavy denim pants wouldn't be enough???

Yep; I found out the hard way too, that anything short of true tested Chaps is like running a saw wearing a silk mini skirt without a pair of hose.

 

[Storm56]

OUCH!! Thanks for sharing. Hope you have a speedy recovery!

 

[LAH]

They sure make a nasty cut.

 

[Frank Boyer]

Glad to see that you will be fine. Would a large brush cutter/clearing saw or a loader work?
Stay safe.

 

[derwoodii]

Yep; I found out the hard way too, that anything short of true tested Chaps is like running a saw wearing a silk mini skirt without a pair of hose.

As you loose control jeans or other non cut pants may actually just catch the 1st touching chain tooth, that then by saw chain design drags all the rest in to your flesh. By this don't mean wear nuthin but nuthin or mini skirt would keep you mind very sharp keepin body parts from harms way when working saws in scrub.


Good post homemade passing on lessons learned hope you. recover fast.

 

[homemade]

I goten the stiches removed today. Things are looking alot better. I got a pair of chaps on back order from bailey's. hopefully we they come in soon.

 

[jeffheron]

Oh man that was pretty bad! Hope you'll be recovering fast by now ... :taped:

 

[00 steve]

well i only have my husqvarna 460 running right now with a 20in bar. I could have borrrowed a smaller saw but i felt confortable and was kinda rushing to get done on sunday morning before chuch. The farmer i was cutting for opted to buy me a new pair of chaps and any additional costs that my insurnace didn't cover. They kinda have bad luck when it comes to making insurnace clames.

Not to come off like an A--hole, but If it were me I wouldn't let the farmer pay for the safety gear you should have had in the first place. We have all done stupid things and get away with it most of the time, but there is always the one time we don't. Personal responsibility. I'm glad to hear it wasn't worse and hope you heal up fast.

 

[Sagetown]

00 steve ~ I'm glad to hear it wasn't worse and hope you heal up fast.

Years ago the Sunday School Superintendant cut his knee with a chainsaw so bad they had to amputate his leg above the knee. He'd been cutting his own firewood for years before that incident.

 

[Johny Utah]

I goten the stiches removed today. Things are looking alot better. I got a pair of chaps on back order from bailey's. hopefully we they come in soon.

In total how much money did your med bills come to before insurance coverage? How much deductible do you have to pay?

 

[treeman75]

dang