 Re: Home Owner| Tree Crew Accidents| Accidents
Many people H.O's think that a chainsaw is only dangerous whilst' it is running. This is not that case!
Last night unloading our gear from the truck, my gf was helping me. I grabbed the stuff out - she put it in the garage (Yeah I'm lazy).
She came back up after putting away the first load she took.
I was carting away with my load when all of a sudden I hear a fumble/laugh from my gf and my little sister. So straight away I thought nothing of it until I heard the big cry "BAHOOOORHHHHR!". I went over there thinking she was having a joke with me...
She had stepped on the bar (the cutter to be exact[Chain]-[She had no shoes on]) of the 066 that had a full chisel razor sharp (I sharpened it that day and we didn't use it). She had burst into tears holding her middle toe with blood running everywhere. I grabbed her up and carried her inside for my parents to help me assess (Laugh & giggle) the situation. Being trained in Senior First Aid, it was aparrent that she was going to need stitches as she had taken a whole chunk of skin out from it.
So I took her to the hospital (Medicare FTW)... 3 and a half hours later (of boring SHIT hospital TV in the waiting room) + a tetnus shot later she got 4 stitches put into the bottom of her middle toe.
She has to see the Dr in 3 days to check that it hasn't became infected and gets them out in 14 days. |