Its always the close calls that make a man wiser
Visit to the ER
- Thread starter JayC
- Start date
Help Support Arborist Forum:
You been running chainsaws since you were seven?
Deer Assassin
ArboristSite Operative
glad ur ok prayers that you heal fast
chipherder
Addicted to ArboristSite
I'm really sorry you got bit, thank God it wasn't worse than it was.
It happens in an instant, particularly if you are a bit tired.
Got some chaps last year because I honestly didn't know about them until then. No reason to get complacent, but they sure offer an extra measure of safety, and thought they might just keep me from bleeding out before I could drive to the hospital, as I usually don't have a partner to work with. Really glad you're relatively okay, and wish you the best.
It happens in an instant, particularly if you are a bit tired.
Got some chaps last year because I honestly didn't know about them until then. No reason to get complacent, but they sure offer an extra measure of safety, and thought they might just keep me from bleeding out before I could drive to the hospital, as I usually don't have a partner to work with. Really glad you're relatively okay, and wish you the best.
PPE or not, it's the rare man who hasn't at some point gotten hurt at his work. Glad it wasn't any more serious.
Thanks for posting as a reminder to all of us that regardless of our motive (work or play), chainsaws demand our attention. Ron
Thanks for posting as a reminder to all of us that regardless of our motive (work or play), chainsaws demand our attention. Ron
Anthony_Va.
XPW Fan Club
Definetly rare. If you do something dangerous long enough, you're going to get hurt. Only thing you can do is do what you can to make yourself as safe as possible. Protective gear, watching what you are doing, resting when tired, etc.
An old farmer I used to work for always told me that you get hurt when you're paying attention, you get killed when you're not.
I have cut lag one time that needed stitches. A few times that did'nt. And once I hit my leg with the saw after just letting off the trigger and I think it would have been a bad one if the pliers in my pocket had not bounced the chain off of my leg.
Falling limbs are just as bad. Have to keep ya eyes to the treetops while felling. I have been hit by a pretty big limb last year while felling a partially rotted big Red Oak. It was terrible pain and I'm lucky it was'nt worse. It just skimmed down my back instead of making direct contact. 8ft long by about 8-9" thick. Would have smashed my skull more than likely.
WillBrayJr
ArboristSite Guru
Sure have though nothing on the large side like a Stihl Magnum. Thank "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" Franchise and a family that makes the ones on the Jerry Springer Show look like the Partridge Family. Can't count how many times the Michigan State Police dragged my rearend home for terrorizing my Peers with a Chainsaw. It's NOT something that I'm very proud of and I try to keep my mind as busy as possible so I don't think about it that much.
I should have known you would have a story for this.. Sorry for doubting. But did you ever cut any wood?
ba-1
ArboristSite Member
You boys have had some influence on this old hard head.
Bought pair of chaps last fall , figured cheaper and easer
than the trip to the ER since I cut by myself alot of the time :hmm3grin2orange:
Bought pair of chaps last fall , figured cheaper and easer
than the trip to the ER since I cut by myself alot of the time :hmm3grin2orange:
The last time I was in the ER for a minor injury (not chainsaw related) was for what ended up being an X-ray, irrigation/cleaning, tetanus shot, antibiotic shot, and 3 stitches in my foot. The bill would have easily covered a new MS660. Yep that's how I think now--money spent on preventable ER visits is measured in saws and truck payments.
cuttingintime
ArboristSite Guru
Thanks for posting your mishap, it helps remind every one about the dangers of chainsaws.
WillBrayJr
ArboristSite Guru
Quite a bit but no huge Trees like those found in a Forest. Just Trees in residential areas.
pbtree
Addicted to ArboristSite
I have been bit several times over the past 30 years, but never anything serious thank G_d.... Never needed stitches or anything like that. (Well, not from chainsaws at least. Sheet metal is another story.... )
- Get some chaps~
- Heal fast!
This is the right attitude to have after such an episode. You have earned new respect for the machine, you are aware of your good fortune in that things could have ended up worse, and you clearly hope to avoid a repeat of this misadventure. Thank you for sharing -- we're all better-equipped for it.
After being a mechanic on cars, trucks, farm equipment, grounds equipment and anything else with a motor on it I can tell you that none of them have respect for us Humans. they will turn on you in a heartbeat and have you wondering , wtf just happened. I have plenty of scars, stiches and memories of all the instances that caused me pain and I think about them now when I spend more time with a chainsaw. I've had some close calls with the saws as well and one thing is for sure THEY DON'T CARE so we should. Heal fast and get back at it but remember what got you to the couch, The slightest inattention. That's all it takes.
