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Chainsaws and Training
mike142sl:
--- Quote from: JumboBeef on September 12, 2008, 07:43:21 ---Just is me, trying to clear some of the 200 trees I had at my last place......................
(I've got braces now cos the trousers kept falling down! :lol: )
--- End quote ---
Madmatt is absolutely right when he expresses his concern about accessibility to these saws.
I'm sorry to say that although the PPE looks impressive it proved totally inadequate for my Son's friend last week. He was a professional fully trained tree feller working in a domestic residence, wearing all the necessary PPE as you are in the above picture, when he got kick back.
I can't describe the injuries here but the saw bounced up onto his neck which as you can see from your picture is not protected by the visor. As you might expect his injuries were horrific and he spent two days in a coma before loosing his fight for life last Friday (10th Oct). He was 21.
His funeral takes place next Monday.
discomummy:
Hi,
mike, that is truly awful about your friend's son - it must have been devastating.
i was in a hospital with one of the girls when we lived in australia, and a guy turned up with blood all over him, he was using a chain saw wearing just jeans & it slipped!
needless to say - we let him go in front of us in the queue (we merely had several ticks that needed to be removed from lauren!)
regards
ela
madmatt:
Mike,
I've read alot about the accident on the tree climbers forum it is truly sad, though it proves the point that even someone who has done all the training cna have an accident.
PPE is a control measure to reduce a risk it will never completely stop cuts! I've got a scar to prove it! The industry is getting better and better and although your friends death is incredibly sad hopefully a few more companies will learn from his sad loss of life.
As for Axe men sorry I can't watch it! - They are a bunch of muppets that need a good slapping! any industry that looses 100 men a year needs closing down!
carbore:
Very sorry to hear about that, but thanks for posting it, people need to be told/reminded.
Devon-Rover:
Makita / Dolmar
Efco.
Wouldn't touch a Sthil or a husky.
Although the smaller Top handle Dolmars and Sthils have an slightly dubious reliability issue at the moment.
(The above advice from my dad)
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