Chainsaw accident!

Whew! Glad it wasn’t you, but awful sorry for your friend! Ouch! That looks like it will take some time to heal.

That’s gonna leave a mark!!!

I hope your friend heals quickly, without any nerve damage.

Could you elaborate upon how the accident happened?

I occasionally use a chainsaw at work. I/We all would like to believe we are being safe, when using any tool or machine. However, ignorance and complacency compound to increase our risk factors. Details regarding your friends accident could go a long way to improving/increasing our safety practices.

Thanks for sharing this & putting safety right where it belongs: Fresh on our mind!!!

-- Randy-- I may not be good...but I am slow!

Gnarly…I love injury photos. BE CAREFUL EVERYONE!

-- Made in America, with American made tools....Shopsmith

My friend just sent the picture with a caption like I put up and gave no details yet!

-- Erwin, Jacksonville, FL

That’ll make ya’ think, “Dammit!”

-- Improvise.... Adapt...... Overcome!

Erwin, when you get the details, please post how he did this. I do appreciate the reminders on care but always like to know what happened so I can have an idea on what method or occurrence to look out for.

David

-- There is little that is simple when it comes to making a simple box.

A friend of mine was standing in the fork of a big tree each fork was about 18” in diameter, he was using a chainsaw to cut down one of the forks, he got about 1/2 way through when the one fork split, it come back on him and pinched him against the other fork. It killed him.

-- Lizardhead---Yeah but it's a dry heat--Tempe, Az

WOW!

That looks wicked, the closest I’ve ever seen a near serious accident, was a friend was cutting some firewood.

The chain broke, & zinged right past his ear. That’s something I’ll never forget!

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Seeing a picture like this is the best lesson and reminder to take care. Thank you, Pearpie, for sharing your friend’s story.

-- Sam Shakouri / CREATING WONDERS WITH WOOD.....Sydney,Australia....

EEEEEEE_YOUCH !!!
At least there’s something left to stitch !

-- Eric

That is really a bad wound…

Glad it wasn’t worse…

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OUCH! I have been using a chain saw for 40 years and nicked my show 2x, I always treat it with the respect it deserves. Chain saw is one of the more scary tools in my shop for sure

-- "so much to learn and so little time"..

I had a friend who was using a chain saw and he was wearing a common hooded sweat shirt that you often see working men wear. The sweat shirt had a couple of drawstrings as they commonly do. While he was using the chain saw somehow the drawstring was caught in the chain and the chain and track was yanked back up toward his head in a split second and barely missed cutting right into his head and face. Loose clothing and tools have injured a many a working man. My friend was lucky this time. It never hurts to read and understand the common lists of all the do’s and don’ts periodically and to take them seriously.

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1, 2, 3… Looks like 10 or 12 stitches there. Yeah, he’s lucky to still have that hand attached.
I hate wearing gloves when I work, but you damn right I wear my kevlar lined cut gloves when I break out the Husqy.

-- I'm not as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was.

All I can say is that I’m sure glad I don’t use a chainsaw! However, it’s important to be full of respect for any tool that has a bite to it! Sure glad those stitches aren’t a part of your hand Erwin!!

-- Elaine in Duncan