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Originally Posted by Dan Salter  It has been a horrible day as i learnt of the death of a fellow student (and conservation worker. )
I wont put names etc on here but i believe he had just completed his conservation degree (complete with his chainsaw licence etc) and was now working within the industry for a conservation organisation.
He had an accident when felling an ash tree 2 or 3 weeks ago when the classic "dentist chair" action took place which is when the tree kicks back , he was crushed or at least knocked flying and had broken ribs , collar bone, back probs and other complications.
He died of a blood clot.
Just goes to show even with proper training and safety equipment and protective clothing how dangerous tree surgery can be and how accidents do and can happen.
I just want to say to anyone who uses chainsaws or does tree felling work within their daily duties to be careful as my fellow college student was a very nice and sensible kind of guy. |
very true and well said dan - my condolences on your loss
I saw a freind of mine die once when the chainsaw was knocked backwards into his leg cutting open the femoral artery (he wasnt wearing c/saw protective trousers which taught me a harsh but valuable lesson) he was unconcious before we could do anything sensible and dead before the ambulance arrived
I had a near miss with falling timber earlier in the year which some of you will recall - which has left me with some nerve damage - its very mild just a bit of pins and needles in the left hand which the doc says will go in time - but as dans mates tragic fate shows it could have been far worse
the three morals here are that
a) chainsaw work is only for experts - I think they should be taken off sale in places like B+Q and from hire centres (refering to my idiot freind - who I still miss - not to dans mate , just to clarify that
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b) even if you are an "expert" anyone can have an accident , and arb is an unforgiving field where second chances are few and far between so be careful however experienced you are.
c) you only get one life so you might as well live it to the max - three score years and ten isnt guaranteed to any of us despite what we might wish to believe.