"Ken Grunke" wrote in message
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Barry N. Turner wrote:
A friend of mine barely escaped a very serious injury yesterday while
using
a chainsaw. He's not a woodturner or a logger, just an average guy (a
pharmacist) clearing some ice storm damaged tree limbs on his farm. He
got
a kickback and severed a minor artery in his lower leg.

Keep your feet and legs as far from the cut as possible. Always have a
buddy with you, and watch out for him/her also.
I'm glad your friend wasn't hurt worse!


Safety rule number one - the buddy system. All the protective gear in the
world won't do you much good if nobody knows where you are. Susan can't use
a chainsaw, and she's not very strong, but she has a cell phone (and keeps
the Gatorade coming), which is what counts in the woods.

Lucky piecemaker the other day was found by his buddies when he didn't come
out of the woods when called. Steel, chaps, the works. No good when you're
limbing and get pinned when the stick you're trimming rolls on you.

Felling without a buddy, even with hardhat, is beyond stupid.