Homeowner Breaks Leg

[bjam1964]

I challenge anyone who works professionally in trees to say they have not had a similar near miss

 

I know for certain that, especially when I have a new groundie, things may not drop as planned or swing around - it has taken a few near misses to perfect the art of thinking several steps ahead and I am sure that there will be one or two more.

 

Sometimes there is no way of doing something without an extended element of risk involved. Of course you could stop and use a MEWP or crane but who would pick up the cost?

 

His leg looks very painful - not a very nice way to learn - hope he fully recovers and becomes an ambassador for the rest of us.

[Highland Forestry]

Wish I had some sympathy...... I just cant find any.

 

What did he think was going to happen?? sheesh.

[Dave D]

oohh that looked like it smarted a bit!

[WoodED]

DIY enthusiast breaks leg whilst removing a tree.......

 

YouTube - Compound fracture from tree cutting accident

 

holy s**t that made me cringe

[Treegeek]

I challenge anyone who works professionally in trees to say they have not had a similar near miss

 

I know for certain that, especially when I have a new groundie, things may not drop as planned or swing around - it has taken a few near misses to perfect the art of thinking several steps ahead and I am sure that there will be one or two more.

 

Sometimes there is no way of doing something without an extended element of risk involved. Of course you could stop and use a MEWP or crane but who would pick up the cost?

 

His leg looks very painful - not a very nice way to learn - hope he fully recovers and becomes an ambassador for the rest of us.

 

TBH can't agree with your first comment new groundie's should'nt be in the postion to cause such a scenario.

When any of our lead climbers are undertaking a dismantle then the a climber is the only guy to man the lowering rig not a newbie.

 

Fair play for mr utube for posting the vid laughed my nuts off once i got over the cringe moment.

[scbk]

Atleast he was wearing a pair of radio ear defenders so he had something to listen to whilst waiting for the ambulance

[tarzan.]

hope hes ok.the poor old man..

[Jellystock]

Atleast he was wearing a pair of radio ear defenders so he had something to listen to whilst waiting for the ambulance

:thumbup:

 

I thought the whole vid was well funny, what a cock!

[Ian Flatters]

AAAAAHHHH i couldn't stop watching tho.

[armchairarborist]

i don't find any serious injury funny, thats why its called serious isn't it? i would class this one as a stupid injury and that makes me laugh my pants off at the floppy leg dude.. harsh maybe, but rope/harness for correct positioning would have made his bad cut into a near miss, a correct cut would have done the same as would a different rigging setup and a guy on the rope who knows what he is doing, any diy'ers out there reading this -please don't end up like this guy, get a pro in..