Got kick back of a saw

[geoff]

I've always thought that eating a visor might give you that split second extra time to react that could make the difference in those situations. Maybe it saved you worse damage?

 

Things happen too fast to give you a chance to react, the visor might help slow the chain down a bit, but offers no protection per se.

 

To the op, get well soonest, & well done owning up to your error.

[gensetsteve]

A visor offers very little protection but it does offer some so well worth wearing even when cross cutting. A longer bar is likely to hit the actual helmet rather than the visor this will slow a chain down and could reduce an injury to painfull rather than fatal.

Edited November 30, 2013 by gensetsteve
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[skyhuck]

The lack of chain brake is the real issue here!!

 

A steel visor may have been better, but that could have injured your face or eyes??

[ASH TREE SURGEON]

Was a metal visor. Thanks for comments. If the timber was bigger it wouldn't of span. Cutting as fine! The timber wasn't stable so caused kick back! If the chain brake was working! I would of been ok. Thanks ashley

[landrover 101]

If the timber had been secured properly it wouldn't have span, it is inanimate and just lays there

 

Who is responsible for securing it before cutting?

 

 

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[ASH TREE SURGEON]

Yes I know me! It was only the size of a cup. I should of been using a larger saw on smaller bits of wood. That's by the by now what's been done been done. Thanks

[ASH TREE SURGEON]

Shouldn'nt *

[Ian C]

Glad your not seriously hurt but I have no sympathy.

 

The saw was faulty (no Chain brake) and you still used it...........

[jamsterraskal]

unlucky mate.....but well done for owning up the ammount of people on monday that will think twice before cutting with a saw . so infact you have probably stopped a few people from injuring themselves.....hope it heals soon

[ASH TREE SURGEON]

unlucky mate.....but well done for owning up the ammount of people on monday that will think twice before cutting with a saw . so infact you have probably stopped a few people from injuring themselves.....hope it heals soon

 

Thanks pal I appreciate that! Not smarmy, hopefully I heal well. Ashley