accident on second day of work exp

[treewizard]

i got hit with a big chunk of sycamore out of the chipper my visor done sweet f a, cut my cheak well bad

[skyhuck]

i got hit with a big chunk of sycamore out of the chipper my visor done sweet f a, cut my cheak well bad

 

Are you using plastic visor's ? I aways use the wire one's.

[nuggsy]

bahco with wire visor and peltor muffs

the way i was standing and turned meant all my wieght went into hitting the chute.

at the end of the day we all learn by our mistakes, im just clumsy from time to time n its always when i do the jobs with no danger, when i pick up a saw i go into a zone and become 100 % focused on safety and aware of wats going on.

[Leyburn Lad]

dnt wanna sound cheeky m8 but how in gods name is a helmet gonna save my face when im going to shovel chips ? fair enuf i mite not have a cut on my face had my visor been down but it wouldnt have stopped me getting a black eye or hurting myself.

 

the chipper was not running i was no where near the work zone, wasnt in any imediate danger what so ever, no reason to have visor down no reason to have muffs down

 

Advice!

take it or leave it mate, but take your time on site and beaware of your safety when moving around or climbing on or off vans. I have worked with plenty newbies to the industry especialy in the Utilities Sector and rule is steady away wins the day, try and operate straight away at the same pace as an experinced person and incident will occur, been there myself and seen plenty of others go the same way.

 

If you've got the interest and enthusiasum you will soon match the pace of the rest:thumbup1:

[nuggsy]

Advice!

take it or leave it mate, but take your time on site and beaware of your safety when moving around or climbing on or off vans. I have worked with plenty newbies to the industry especialy in the Utilities Sector and rule is steady away wins the day, try and operate straight away at the same pace as an experinced person and incident will occur, been there myself and seen plenty of others go the same way.

 

If you've got the interest and enthusiasum you will soon match the pace of the rest:thumbup1:

 

will certainly take your advice bud thanks. thing is, i wasnt going stupidly fast it was just the way i turned 2 come bk down really

[Ian150482]

ouch mate.Unlucky.

 

That poor chipper.

[Andy Collins]

its always a difficult call what to wear and when, but basically, ppe should be worn on site at all times during the working day. This is something that I feel many of us (olduns included) get complacent about. I often swap a hard hat for a baseball cap once the main work is done, bar raking and loading, and have smacked my head on low gateways, passages, branches countless times,still hasnt knocked any sense in!!

[Tommy_B]

My two pennies worth. If you get into the habit of thinking, "As soon as that helmet hits my head, What are the things that could go wrong?" You'll hopefully go through all the possibilities and end the day without a shiner!! As soon as you put a lid on, you should enter the "zone". If not, at least the black eye will mean you never do the same again!!! Remember the joke. How do you remember your wife's birthday?? Forget it once........

[nuggsy]

well i went the whole of te second week without any real injurys except a branch cutting my lip lol, onc again i had my helmet etc on and my misfortune meant the branch came behind the visor lol. however the guy i was on my work exp with gave me the best advice i have ever had and thats to slow down and think more.

its the first time ive been told to slow down at work, usually (construction) the foreman is telling me and everyone else to work harder n hurry up lol

[Jason James Gairn]

An accident each week! Darwin wasn't joking Nuggsy. Take care chap.