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Bermy · 20th October 2007, 04:28 PM

I'm back in the ball game here...

One of my mentors, the chap I look up to as he started the conservation movement here, without whom many of us would not be knowledgable about our natural history, natives endemics etc...He is a NIGHTMARE with a chainsaw, but he's 71!!
He cut his left hand about three weeks ago, using the 020t on the ground, cutting and holding, bounce bounce, buried the saw between his thumb and forefinger, 12 stiches, he was WAY lucky. He's dropped branches on my head before, working too close...at least I wear PPE. HE cut his achilles tendon 20 years ago, walking with his saw, it was running, no chain brake, dangling from his right hand, stepped over a log and zBLLThtttt...
Then last week on a volunteer project, same saw, he cut a dead branch way over his head, it twisted and fell, and gouged the crap out of his right hand, I had a big patch up job to do.
Another tree guy here has cut himself twice on the left hand that I know of, one handing...

My motto, one handing the DEFINITE exception.

20th October 2007, 04:28 PM	#139 (permalink)
Bermy Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bermuda Posts: 73	Re: One Handed Chainsawing I'm back in the ball game here... One of my mentors, the chap I look up to as he started the conservation movement here, without whom many of us would not be knowledgable about our natural history, natives endemics etc...He is a NIGHTMARE with a chainsaw, but he's 71!! He cut his left hand about three weeks ago, using the 020t on the ground, cutting and holding, bounce bounce, buried the saw between his thumb and forefinger, 12 stiches, he was WAY lucky. He's dropped branches on my head before, working too close...at least I wear PPE. HE cut his achilles tendon 20 years ago, walking with his saw, it was running, no chain brake, dangling from his right hand, stepped over a log and zBLLThtttt... Then last week on a volunteer project, same saw, he cut a dead branch way over his head, it twisted and fell, and gouged the crap out of his right hand, I had a big patch up job to do. Another tree guy here has cut himself twice on the left hand that I know of, one handing... My motto, one handing the DEFINITE exception. __________________ Keep smiling, people will wonder what you are up to! (especially if you're gunning a chainsaw!)