Accident Today

[slowp]

Today on the Skagit side, a faller was hurt. He was falling a tree, looked up, and right when he looked up, a limb came down--broke his hardhat (plastic) and took a chunk out of his cheek. They didn't know whether his jaw was broken or not.

Earlier he'd been stung by bees. Not a good day.

 

[Jacob J.]

That's a tough day for sure. I never did like thinning all that much. I hope he's ok.

 

[hammerlogging]

Hooker (i.e chokesetter) got bit by a copperhead Tues. Didn't get him too bad I guess, didn't get the real bad sickness/ swelling. Overnight in the hospital though, for monitoring.

evil little ####ers.

The auto sensoring sure is convenient.

 

[Greystoke]

Snakes!

Hooker (i.e chokesetter) got bit by a copperhead Tues. Didn't get him too bad I guess, didn't get the real bad sickness/ swelling. Overnight in the hospital though, for monitoring.

evil little ####ers.

The auto sensoring sure is convenient.

I hate snakes! I remember being deathly afraid of water moccasins the first week or so when I was sent by Columbia to cut timber in the swamps of Florida.
every time a stick would float by I would jump. I finally realized that the overstory of the timber, combined with working in water and mud, was a hell of a lot more dangerous. Hope that guy will be alright.

 

[redprospector]

Hooker (i.e chokesetter) got bit by a copperhead Tues. Didn't get him too bad I guess, didn't get the real bad sickness/ swelling. Overnight in the hospital though, for monitoring.

evil little ####ers.

The auto sensoring sure is convenient.

I hate Copperheads, and Cotton Mouths. They'll sneak up on you and bite you just for meanness. At least the snakes around here rattle at you before they bite. At my elevation there's nothing but an ocasional garter snake.

Andy

 

[redprospector]

Today on the Skagit side, a faller was hurt. He was falling a tree, looked up, and right when he looked up, a limb came down--broke his hardhat (plastic) and took a chunk out of his cheek. They didn't know whether his jaw was broken or not.

Earlier he'd been stung by bees. Not a good day.

How's that faller doing?
I hate those plastic hard hat's.

Andy

 

[garmar]

They had a piece about the snakes in Texas being a lot worse than usual due to drought conditions this year. Snake bites are way up.

Be safe out there, guys.

 

[bullbuck]

I hate Copperheads, and Cotton Mouths. They'll sneak up on you and bite you just for meanness. At least the snakes around here rattle at you before they bite. At my elevation there's nothing but an ocasional garter snake.

Andy

they arent quite to this elevation yet,but we were out behind c. walkers place logging a couple years back in 16 sprngs.elev.7000to7500and we came accross a very large diamondback that meant businness,charles said he had never seena rattler up that high before,now he sees them all the time,keep your eyes peeled...it caught us by surprise,luckily noone got bit!

 

[slowp]

How's that faller doing?
I hate those plastic hard hat's.

Andy

I haven't heard. But I think worse than his dad thought. They have not worked since. His dad thought they'd be right back at it. Their chaser went back to football practice so without the injured guy, they are too short handed.

 

[2dogs]

We are 3 weeks into a 6 week vegetation management project. I didn't work the first week but one of the swampers cut his arm with the saw. It took (I think) 10 stitches on the inside and 20 on the outside to put him back together. He talked a big game but cut himself the first week. He was put on another job this week and I guess he didn't do anything quite so stupid.

BTW when I got back to my truck yesterday there was a dead snake hanging on the mirror.

 

[redprospector]

they arent quite to this elevation yet,but we were out behind c. walkers place logging a couple years back in 16 sprngs.elev.7000to7500and we came accross a very large diamondback that meant businness,charles said he had never seena rattler up that high before,now he sees them all the time,keep your eyes peeled...it caught us by surprise,luckily noone got bit!

Yeah, this draught has the weather all screwed up, I think that's what's bringing the snakes this high. I've seen a few in Carr Gap (just across the ridge from Walker's). Used to, the only time you'd see a rattler was if it hitched a ride on a load of hay, or chillies coming through.

Andy

 

[2dogs]

Yeah, this draught has the weather all screwed up, I think that's what's bringing the snakes this high. I've seen a few in Carr Gap (just across the ridge from Walker's). Used to, the only time you'd see a rattler was if it hitched a ride on a load of hay, or chillies coming through.

Andy

The ranch I lived on stored all its hay in an old barn. The loose hay was always scary to walk through during the summer.

 

[slowp]

Update

He came back to work today, after a trip to get the stitches out. I guess he also got x-rayed because his jaw was still sore, and it is fractured. He didn't know for sure whether he needs to buy a blender or not.

He said he looked up to see that the tree was going over right and got nailed. He's got a nice new plastic orange hardhat.

 

[arborist]

OUCH!
ah man,what a bad day that was!
thanks for the news and update.
hope he has a full recovery.
dangerous job felling all day.
loggers have it tough at times.
all prayers and hopes for the best from an arborist.
god bless and be safe fellow woodsman.

 

[bullbuck]

He came back to work today, after a trip to get the stitches out. I guess he also got x-rayed because his jaw was still sore, and it is fractured. He didn't know for sure whether he needs to buy a blender or not.

He said he looked up to see that the tree was going over right and got nailed. He's got a nice new plastic orange hardhat.

according to my boss from when he broke his jaw,he said the doc told him if you break your jaw it breaks both sides pretty much everytime,he was working the blender for quite some time,his wife told me she really enjoyed having his trap wired shut!shes a real sweetheart!lol anyways hope the faller is o.k.injuries are no fun

 

[BarkBuster20]

hearing that, my broken knee dont seem so bad.

 

[bullbuck]

hearing that, my broken knee dont seem so bad.

couldnt be good either?knees are pretty crucial,i am just back to about maybe 80%on my left knee after my crf450 shrugged me off rolling about 50 or so,wow its been over two years now?hope you dont have ligament damage

 

[BarkBuster20]

couldnt be good either?knees are pretty crucial,i am just back to about maybe 80%on my left knee after my crf450 shrugged me off rolling about 50 or so,wow its been over two years now?hope you dont have ligament damage

no ligament damage, but my kneecap is broken, havent been to the doctor, but now the swelling is down after about 3 weeks and its very obviously broken pretty much in half.

 

[bullbuck]

no ligament damage, but my kneecap is broken, havent been to the doctor, but now the swelling is down after about 3 weeks and its very obviously broken pretty much in half.

just my two cents,but even if you cant afford it ,go get it checked out!!!it could not hurt,i dislocated my hip severely in a different mishap,and the doc told me that the whole damn hip had a chance of dying!ya got my attention real quick!just find a way to prove you dont make any money and file indegent,just make sure you do your paperwork!it will be worth it

 

[tramp bushler]

How old was the one that broke ???? That is the BIG problem with plastic hard hats ... The sun makes them just a good rain hat thats all ..... He should get a Skull Bucket ..