Chainsaw injuries and near misses

[treemanG]

Using 020 one handed a month ago, just being to complacent and lucky it's healed with no long term damage.

[spudulike]

Saw a picture of a guy who had kickback right in to his face whilst using a topper at head height - it was horrific....really horrific.

 

Another was an opened up arm by someone pulling a scabard off a running saw - never knew tendons were so white:thumbdown:

 

Good luck with the project:thumbup:

[Taupotreeman]

Eggs, some of these guys did their chainsaw courses over 10 years ago and have never had a refresher since. The chainsaw course thay have done is nothing like to the standard you would do in the UK. It's a basic two day classroom theory of maintenance and H&S standards and requirements followed by 1 day practical of pulling the saw apart and putting it back together, refuelling and then basic cross cutting. I had one guy who did the course but couldn't start the saw. Others wave the saw around like it's an axe. Darn scary to say the least. None I have seen so far understand tension or compression. Part of the refresher will be, I think, to weed out just who shouldn't actually be anywhere near a saw. To be fair, I haven't done a refresher for a long time but using a saw every day you keep your hand in. Reading about incidents on AT reminds me to just slow down a tad and think about what I'm doing. I'm fairly convinced a lot of our guys have no idea just how easy it is to come a cropper when using a saw. I definately won't be jumping in to showing the photos though. Don't need a clean up crew on standby

[Brushcutter]

Pictures tell a thousand words. I've herd again and again be careful around hydraulics. It wasn't until i saw a picture of someone who had hydraulic injection and had had their arm pealed to remove the oil that it really went in.

 

I don't have any pictures i'm afraid. Just a cautious tale to say if you think you should fell something to make life safer. Don't be talked out of it, or you'll end up with a dodgy neck

[d-raittuk]

 

sorry just had to

[Taupotreeman]

cheers spud.

 

The one I remember most was my utility training. A line worker in the states got a 13KV shock through his right hand, exited through his left foot. He filmed himself in hospital (yes, he was that concious) of what was happening to him. The electricity basically killed the flesh between the entry and exit points. Gangrene set in and the hospital had to amputate first his toe then his foot, lower leg and eventually his entire leg. They couldn't stop the gangrene spreading and eventually the guy's internal orgnas failed and he died. We were shown the photos after each operation until eventually he was too sick to continue taking photos. That was 20 years ago and I still remember the silence in the training room.

[Brushcutter]

cheers spud.

 

The one I remember most was my utility training. A line worker in the states got a 13KV shock through his right hand, exited through his left foot. He filmed himself in hospital (yes, he was that concious) of what was happening to him. The electricity basically killed the flesh between the entry and exit points. Gangrene set in and the hospital had to amputate first his toe then his foot, lower leg and eventually his entire leg. They couldn't stop the gangrene spreading and eventually the guy's internal orgnas failed and he died. We were shown the photos after each operation until eventually he was too sick to continue taking photos. That was 20 years ago and I still remember the silence in the training room.

 

That could be the most horrible thing I've ever read. Think I'll remember that for 20+ years now.

[Ant-h83]

Went to apply ms200t chain brake with the palm of my hand and my hand kinda Rolled around it and did this, 7 stitches and one to hold the tendon together.

Fully healed now as it was 4 years ago

[Gnome]

You can use my pics on this thread if you like. (near bottom of page)

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/general-chat/54560-what-protection-do-chainsaw-gloves-offer-2.html

 

Update on injury after a year is that I have full movement but still missing some of my index finger. Have lost the feeling in the tip and still have problems gripping. The first knuckle is still tender. The middle finger has no feeling on the pad. And I have new fingerprints.

 

Even though this is a very small injury compared to some of the life changing ones I have seen on here, it has still affected my productivity at work. And have to wear rubber gloves if I am lifting anything bulky.

 

Hope that can be of some use to you.

[Stephen Blair]

Just had a bagel with jam, feeling a bit queasy now!!!

 

Pictures work, I'll dig out my silky cut and hand split later.