User Panel
User Panel
User Panel
|
Posted: 3/3/2002 5:41:25 AM EDT
[#1]
At least you've still got a thumb! It would have been awful easy for that saw to take it the rest of the way off.
I hope it gets well soon and booze for the pain usually works for me.....[:)] |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/3/2002 5:42:26 AM EDT
[#2]
Ouch! Cut right though your leather gloves eh? Good thing you didn't lose that thumb.
Next time tie the branch to a higher one, put it under tension so that it doesn't fall or swing at you and have at it. That wife wants her good husband alive. Three weeks ago my brother was cutting a sheet of plywood in his basement and fell onto the spinning table saw of death. The blade went clear though the meat between his wrist and elbow stopping only after chipping the bone. Cut all the nerves, tendons and blood supply except for a few. Eight hours and over $15,000 later of micro surgery the arm was saved. And no insurance coverage. Be careful people. |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/3/2002 5:45:23 AM EDT
[#3]
Quoted: At least you've still got a thumb! It would have been awful easy for that saw to take it the rest of the way off. I hope it gets well soon and booze for the pain usually works for me.....[:)] You're right. Since I was up half the night, I couldn't help but think about what I could have lost. My wife thought she saw my whole hand fall to the ground. Actually, the worst thing was that my kids were out there and witnessed it. Scared the hell out of them. As for the booze, too bad I don't drink, or I probably would be wasted by now. |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/3/2002 5:47:54 AM EDT
[#4]
Quoted: Ouch! Cut right though your leather gloves eh? Good thing you didn't lose that thumb. Next time tie the branch to a higher one, put it under tension so that it doesn't fall or swing at you and have at it. That wife wants her good husband alive. Three weeks ago my brother was cutting a sheet of plywood in his basement and fell onto the spinning table saw of death. The blade went clear though the meat between his wrist and elbow stopping only after chipping the bone. Cut all the nerves, tendons and blood supply except for a few. Eight hours and over $15,000 later of micro surgery the arm was saved. And no insurance coverage. Be careful people. Gloves? Oh, yeah, those things. Oops. And as for the rope trick, I use it all the time. But this time there wasn't a branch available. Glad your brother's OK. Makes mine look a papercut. |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/3/2002 7:42:53 AM EDT
[#5]
Quoted: Three weeks ago my brother was cutting a sheet of plywood in his basement and fell onto the spinning table saw of death. The blade went clear though the meat between his wrist and elbow stopping only after chipping the bone. Cut all the nerves, tendons and blood supply except for a few. Eight hours and over $15,000 later of micro surgery the arm was saved. And no insurance coverage. Be careful people. My old high school shop teacher, who was always reminding us of safety, was cutting a piece on the table saw in his basement. He told us later he knew he should have been using a push stick. Anyway, he hit a knot in the wood and it somehow cut off all of one and most of two digits. That made a big impression on me - if it could happen to him, it could happen to anyone. |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/3/2002 7:49:40 AM EDT
[#6]
I don't suppose you feel that lucky, but your are.
A fellow I met was recovering from a fall that occurred when in his rush to finish some lunch-time trimming for a friend, he cut on the wrong side of a rope he'd tied to a branch for safety. The branch fell a few feet, and then pulled him out of the tree. Since he'd already done a mess of cutting, what he fell on was a pile of other wood laying on the ground. Fortunately, though he broke and tore a lot, he came out OK, after close to $200K in medical care. |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/3/2002 8:07:23 AM EDT
[#7]
Chainsaw vs. Hand Chainsaw wins hands down. Sorry..[:I] I couldn't resist. Several years ago I cut the living shit out of my leg with one. Got 26 stitches and a really nice scar. Hope your recovery is swift & complete. [:)] |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/3/2002 12:18:09 PM EDT
[#8]
Damn.....already been said, but you are one lucky man!
|
|
|
|
Posted: 3/3/2002 5:59:19 PM EDT
[#9]
I thought this was going to be about Army of Darkness. I'm such a movie geek. [:D]
[img]http://website.lineone.net/~djinn1/nicola/Army%20of%20Darkness_files/image003.jpg[/img] |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/3/2002 6:13:16 PM EDT
[#10]
That movie ROCKS!!!
Count yourself as one VERY lucky man. That chainsaw only nipped you as a gentle warning. They RARELY do that. I'm a "highly skilled woodworker". I make guitars from scratch as one of my hobbies. I have learned that to stay in one piece, you MUST force yourself to be paranoid about safety around sharp tools and especially power tools. I learned that early, and have never been bitten by a power tool and only nipped lightly by hand tools. I'm also an expert at sharpening all kinds of tools correctly, from cold chisels to wood chisels to Japanese swords (Substantial investment in special stones, books, individual instruction by a master) to straight razors. I keep my wood chisels so sharp that they can be used to shave and you won't feel any hair being pulled. I treat them all like the deadly weapons they are and follow the rules of FIREARMS safety with them. Assume they're always loaded (sharp) and will destroy (cut) anything they're pointed at. Jobs that require a chainsaw I handle by picking up the phone and calling a pro. Balancing on a ladder while holding a chainsaw in one hand and pushing branches away with the other, and trying to keep them all from intersecting, is NOT a game I am willing to play! Interesting link here. Check it out. Amazing, really. [url]www.sawstop.com[/url] CJ |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/3/2002 6:53:22 PM EDT
[#11]
I made an "error in judgement" with a chainsaw when I was about 16. As I was way back in the hills, I couldn't get to a hospital. To this day my leg can tell a change in barometric pressure.
BE CAREFUL!! SRM |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/3/2002 7:02:22 PM EDT
[#12]
Being a good husband???
Being a good husband would be supporting the latter while your woman was up cutting the tree!! LOL... Hope she at least made you a meal.. |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/3/2002 7:10:50 PM EDT
[#13]
Best wishes for a speedy recovery. I've been running saws in the woods for a long time and still have to remind myself "eye protection, ear protection, gloves, chaps" all the time, even on the simplest cuts. Take care and get well. You don't drink, but maybe some good prescription pain pills....
|
|
|
|
Posted: 3/3/2002 7:38:03 PM EDT
[#14]
Geez, MC_Man, that made "Da Boys" head for cover just reading about it![shock] Could have been a LOT worse. Hope you heal soon.
coyote3 |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/3/2002 7:52:44 PM EDT
[#15]
Sorry you almost cut your hand off. Man that must suck. Please get well soon!
It wasn't your trigger hand was it? this story reminded me of a weird game I found [url]http://www.chainsawwarrior.com[/url] Again, don't mess it up any worse and get well soon! |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/3/2002 10:46:21 PM EDT
[#16]
Being a computer programmer, I rely on my fingers for work quite a bit. I'm always extra careful when I'm out in the garage working on something.
My other body parts are a different story. A couple years ago, I was outside cutting up our Christmas tree to stuff it in the trashcan. I wasn't being all that careful when my freshly-sharpened Gerber camp axe deflected off the trunk and hit me in the shin. Luckily I was wearing jeans otherwise it would have been a trip to the hospital for stiches. I had a nice, long, thin bruise for quite a while though. BTW, these Gerber camp axes kick ass and you can get them for $35-40. [url]http://www.gerberblades.com/gerberlegendaryblades.html?45905[/url] |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/3/2002 11:44:41 PM EDT
[#17]
Just remember to say the magic words VERY CAREFULLY... Have a copy of "The Day The Earth Stood Still" handy...
|
|
|
|
Posted: 3/3/2002 11:45:39 PM EDT
[#18]
[i][b]OOOPS![/b][/i] Did I say "HAND"-y?
|
|
|
|
Posted: 3/4/2002 12:36:15 AM EDT
[#19]
I did something similar once. ONCE! Tell us the truth, did the pain about 15 seconds after the chain sunk into your hand hurt more? Or knowing you did a completely god damned stupid thing now hurt more?
For me it was the later. Good luck in your recovery. I mean it. |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/4/2002 12:58:23 AM EDT
[#20]
Quoted: Ouch! Cut right though your leather gloves eh? Good thing you didn't lose that thumb. Next time tie the branch to a higher one, put it under tension so that it doesn't fall or swing at you and have at it. That wife wants her good husband alive. Three weeks ago my brother was cutting a sheet of plywood in his basement and fell onto the spinning table saw of death. The blade went clear though the meat between his wrist and elbow stopping only after chipping the bone. Cut all the nerves, tendons and blood supply except for a few. Eight hours and over $15,000 later of micro surgery the arm was saved. And no insurance coverage. Be careful people. |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/4/2002 10:01:01 AM EDT
[#21]
I run a Stihl 017 once or twice a week. I've yet to cut anything other than the tree, but I'm sure my time is coming.
Keep the blade sharp and always read the saftey instructions. Hope your wounds heal clean and fast. |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/4/2002 10:20:32 AM EDT
[#22]
i tangled with a table saw last year just before xmas. left hand. i still have all my fingers, (though theyre not all fully functional) so i got off easy. my exit criteria for physical therapy was to be able to shoot my 1911 left handed without dropping it, took about 4 months.
table saw 1, hand 0 motorcycle 1, leg 0 i'm hoping not to get into it with my guns. always know where all your fingers are, or you might lose them. do [b]not[/b] use power tools when youre tired. |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/4/2002 10:36:19 AM EDT
[#23]
If you didn't see it already, check it out:
[url]www.sawstop.com[/url] Quite a fine safety design for power tools. I'll bet it can even be adapted to chainsaws. In fact, I'm sure it will be before too long, if it's not already available. Basic rule of woodworking, number one: Know where the blade is going, and keep all of your anatomy out of the blade's path. Rule two: Assume the blade will bind and throw the workpiece, AND the machine will move from the backlash. Keep your anatomy out of the possible paths of the tool and the work. Rule three: Count fingers and every other body part you like to have. Make your cut on your workpiece, and recount fingers, etc. If the inventory is the same, continue working. If something changed, find out where the missing part is, recover it, and call an ambulance. Take remedial action while waiting for them. Don't continue working. Rule four: No unwanted or untrained spectators when working with power tools. NONE. The LAST thing you need is to be startled by somebody behind you when you're feeding a 1x2 to a bandsaw. You'll be picking your fingers out of the mechanism. I prefer to lock the garage/workshop and hang 'DO NOT DISTURB UNDER PENALTY OF DEATH' signs on the garage's window to the house. I give instructions that nobody is to approach me or even call to me when I have any electric tool operating. And NEVER approach from an angle I can't see you at. CJ |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/4/2002 10:50:55 AM EDT
[#24]
Look at the bright side, you're still able to wipe your own a$$.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 3/4/2002 1:27:42 PM EDT
[#25]
I've owned several chainsaws over the years, and (knock on wood) the only serious thing I'v had happed is to knick the toe of my boots a couple of times. They are a MERCILESS machine, and people give me a weird look when I say that I consider chainsaws far more dangerous than handguns.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 3/4/2002 1:40:53 PM EDT
[#26]
Quoted: Gloves? Oh, yeah, those things. Yeah, those things. Preferably double palm and not the super cheapie types. Chainsaws take no prisoners. [IMG]http://216.40.201.155/s/cwm/3dlil/ugh.gif[/IMG] Edited to add link: [url]http://www.memphisglove.com/big-jake-kevlar.html#item3[/url] |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/4/2002 1:41:04 PM EDT
[#27]
[url]http://www.elvex.com/facts08.htm[/url]
I saw something on TV a long time ago where they were showing off some new chainsaw chaps. They were made out of some sort of material that would fray when a chainsaw hit it and would bind up the saw to. The guy took a running chainsaw and tried to cut himself in the leg while wearing them. The stff frayed and stopped the saw immediately. Pretty impressive. |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/4/2002 4:40:31 PM EDT
[#28]
That's nothing. I was using a post-hole digger last year and as I rammed it towards the ground, I hit my foot with it and chopped 3 toes off.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 3/4/2002 5:42:07 PM EDT
[#29]
Chaps,and a lot of other logging safety items are made of,believe it or not,kevlar or ballistic nylon. They will stop a saw chain cold in less than half a second,but they wont do any good at all when they are thrown over the tailgate of your truck.Believe me,I know. Left leg,just under knee cap,272husky with a 20"bar.Lots of stitches,lots of pain. They say, he who hesitates is lost,but I say "He who hurries with a chainsaw is an IDIOT."
|
|
|
|
Posted: 3/4/2002 6:25:54 PM EDT
[#30]
[chainsawkill] Sorry, I'm suprised that somebody didn't beat me to it. [chainsawkill]
[chainsaw] |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/4/2002 6:32:44 PM EDT
[#31]
Quoted: That's nothing. I was using a post-hole digger last year and as I rammed it towards the ground, I hit my foot with it and chopped 3 toes off. Someone was supposed to ask me "What did ya do then?" And I would have said "I called a tow truck." (toe truck) HA, HA. This is not a true story. |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/4/2002 7:47:34 PM EDT
[#32]
Quoted: That's nothing. I was using a post-hole digger last year and as I rammed it towards the ground, I hit my foot with it and chopped 3 toes off. When I was a kid, my neighbor cut off his big toe when his foot slipped under his lawnmower. I arrived home after it happened and was looking around his backyard where it happened. I saw something in the lawn, picked it up and it was his toe. We packed it on ice and someone took it to the hospital. They couldn't reattach it though since the bone was shattered. I think he lost at least one other toe, but only the big toe managed to pop out of the shoe. He must have been bleeding pretty good. There was a trail of blood through the house as he was looking for something to use as a tourniquet. |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/4/2002 8:38:14 PM EDT
[#33]
Lawnmowers...eek! I remember a story that appeared in the paper about a young mother who was riding a tractor, pulling a bush hog (large lawn mowing attachment) and she had her baby with her on the tractor. The kid fell off and she couldn't stop in time. Results were as bad as you could imagine. Bush hogs don't leave much but mulch. Your imagination may fill in the details if you wish.
Moral of the story: Leave the kid inside. No silly icons will do it on this one, thanks. CJ |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/4/2002 10:53:23 PM EDT
[#34]
Quoted: Quoted: That's nothing. I was using a post-hole digger last year and as I rammed it towards the ground, I hit my foot with it and chopped 3 toes off. Someone was supposed to ask me "What did ya do then?" And I would have said "I called a tow truck." (toe truck) HA, HA. This is not a true story. This one?? [img]http://www.leconsulting.com/arthurhu/screen/toetru15.jpg[/img] |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/5/2002 12:05:11 AM EDT
[#35]
LMAO! That is beautiful.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 3/5/2002 12:51:30 AM EDT
[#36]
NICE STORIES THE TRUE ONES AND NOT SO TRUE.
LESSON ONE SAFETY BEGINS AND ENDS WITH NO.1 LESSON TWO SAFETY BEGINS AND ENDS WITH NO.1 LESSON THREE etc. As a arborist here in alaska i see alot of silly accidents. Like that other member, call a pro but even pro's mess up.Had job one day to do this 12inch house tree so i thought hey i will go do it and still get to my daughter play, so got to job site at this house and forgot my work boots"steel toed" so i just used my dress boots wolvervine"durashocks steel toe" and got with job easly record time.So the owner comes out to talk while i'm taking off safety equipment "chaps helmet etc." and ask if i can get this branch that he reconsidered, so i say yea. fire backup chainsaw without chaps but with ear helmet.Started cutting branch"then thinking about my daughter forget about what i was doing and nicked my dress boot horrible gash on them. "but finished job got to the play and after wards was in lobby with other parents where all could see my boot.[:I] lessons learned don't wear boots daughter and wife bought for b-day to do work. WILL NEVER LET U FORGET p.s.but no blood great thing hope u others recover quickly |
|
|
Win a FREE Membership!
Sign up for the ARFCOM weekly newsletter and be entered to win a free ARFCOM membership. One new winner* is announced every week!
You will receive an email every Friday morning featuring the latest chatter from the hottest topics, breaking news surrounding legislation, as well as exclusive deals only available to ARFCOM email subscribers.
AR15.COM is the world's largest firearm community and is a gathering place for firearm enthusiasts of all types.
From hunters and military members, to competition shooters and general firearm enthusiasts, we welcome anyone who values and respects the way of the firearm.
Subscribe to our monthly Newsletter to receive firearm news, product discounts from your favorite Industry Partners, and more.
Copyright © 1996-2024 AR15.COM LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Any use of this content without express written consent is prohibited.
AR15.Com reserves the right to overwrite or replace any affiliate, commercial, or monetizable links, posted by users, with our own.
