New Hampshire 66yo Ralph Lucia died felling a tree

Eric Frei · 18th July 2009, 01:42 AM

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ALSTEAD, N.H. (AP) -- A man pinned while cutting down a tree in Alstead, has died.

Police say 66-year-old Ralph Lucia was cutting down a large tree with a chainsaw on his property Tuesday when he was pinned beneath it. Authorities pronounced him dead at the scene.

An autopsy was scheduled to determine whether the impact of the tree’s fall or some other medical condition caused Lucia’s death.

N.H. man pinned by tree dies - Brattleboro Reformer

Bruce Hopf · 17th October 2009, 03:29 PM

About 20 years ago, or so, a guy I went to school with, lost his Dad while felling a tree. Apparently he was cutting down a tree alone in the bush, when his chain saw ran out of fuel, as he was attempting to fell the tree.
He left the tree, to get fuel for the chain saw, turned his back, and the tree fell on top of him, killing him.
When the guy I went to school with, got home from work, it was dark. His Mother was worried, so he went to look for his Dad. He found the tractor, so he started looking around to see where his Dad was.
He could track his Dad, because of the light skift of snow, and eventually came upon the felled tree. He looked around, and found a leg sticking out from underneath the tree.
He jumped on the tractor to get help. The authorities came in, and did an investigation, and determined that the chain saw was out of fuel, figured that his Dad went to fuel the chain saw up, turned his back, when the tree was on it's way down, and crushed him.
While growing up here on the farm, and Dad teaching me how to properly operate a chain saw, always drilled it into me, to always know how much fuel was in the chain saw, especially when it came to felling a tree.
Before I attempt felling a tree, since the guy I went to school with, lost his Dad, I always make sure the chain saw is right full of fuel. and bar oil, before I start to fell the tree. I try hard, not to be one of the statistics, while running a chain saw, felling a tree. Bruce.

17th October 2009, 03:29 PM	#2
Bruce Hopf Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: North of Sebringville, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,176	Re: New Hampshire 66yo Ralph Lucia died felling a tree About 20 years ago, or so, a guy I went to school with, lost his Dad while felling a tree. Apparently he was cutting down a tree alone in the bush, when his chain saw ran out of fuel, as he was attempting to fell the tree. He left the tree, to get fuel for the chain saw, turned his back, and the tree fell on top of him, killing him. When the guy I went to school with, got home from work, it was dark. His Mother was worried, so he went to look for his Dad. He found the tractor, so he started looking around to see where his Dad was. He could track his Dad, because of the light skift of snow, and eventually came upon the felled tree. He looked around, and found a leg sticking out from underneath the tree. He jumped on the tractor to get help. The authorities came in, and did an investigation, and determined that the chain saw was out of fuel, figured that his Dad went to fuel the chain saw up, turned his back, when the tree was on it's way down, and crushed him. While growing up here on the farm, and Dad teaching me how to properly operate a chain saw, always drilled it into me, to always know how much fuel was in the chain saw, especially when it came to felling a tree. Before I attempt felling a tree, since the guy I went to school with, lost his Dad, I always make sure the chain saw is right full of fuel. and bar oil, before I start to fell the tree. I try hard, not to be one of the statistics, while running a chain saw, felling a tree. Bruce. __________________ McCulloch chain saws 1- Pro Mac 60, 1- Pro Mac 700, 2- Mac 10-10 Automatic's, 2- Mini Mac 30's, 2- Mac 110's, 2- Mini Mac 35's, 1- Mac 140 with Automatic Chain Sharpener, 1- Pro Mac 10-10, 1- Mac Cat, 2- Eager Beaver 2.0's, 1- Mac 1-10 Stihl chain saws 2- 044's, 2- 034's, 2- 024's, 1- 064, 1- 084, Strunk chain saws 1- Busy Beaver, 1- SpeeDemon Special Stand Back, I Have A Very Extreme Case of CAD (Chain Saw Addiction Disorder).

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