Does This Look Safe To You?

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Asplundh employee preparing for our "biblical" windstorm in Western Washington.

 

[LarryTheCableGuy]

Only if the hardhat has a chinstrap.

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[joecool85]

Maybe this is a dumb question, so excuse me for being new, but why didn't he just lower the bucket?

 

[PA Plumber]

Is it unsafe because the fellow is not looking up enough?:greenchainsaw:

 

[MuniciPAL]

wheres his fall arrest harness?
this guy has a deathwish.

 

[superfire]

Black Bag Special

this dumb sod is trying too be zipped in a body bag. the boom should be level with the work.

 

[clearance]

Maybe this is a dumb question, so excuse me for being new, but why didn't he just lower the bucket?

Maybe there is a powerline in the way.

 

[BostonBull]

There is NO standard that says the bucket shoulod be level with work.

The only unsafe part I see is having the Wizz saw in the bucket with him. He has a body belt on, and its his perogative to hang out that far.

Still a dumb move but his choice!

 

[clearance]

There is NO standard that says the bucket shoulod be level with work.

The only unsafe part I see is having the Wizz saw in the bucket with him. He has a body belt on, and its his perogative to hang out that far.

Still a dumb move but his choice!

Nothing wrong with having the trim saw and a chain saw at the same time. What I do is put the blade part of the trim saw in the bucket, the opposite of the picture. Anyways, B.B. you have done utility work, I know, what about you other chaps? Armchair quarterbacks, or what? Ever worked beside the power?

 

[Ekka]

I have the magic question you all over looked.

Why is he bothering collar/target cutting a topped spar with zero foliage and branches/limbs?

Surely they aint leaving that!

 

[clearance]

I have the magic question you all over looked.

Why is he bothering collar/target cutting a topped spar with zero foliage and branches/limbs?

Surely they aint leaving that!

Ekka, its Asplundh, its getting sawed down. Don't know exactly what he is doing at the exact point the picture is taken but he is cutting it down, probably cut off the branches first with the trim saw. Maybe he is leaving it for firewood.

 

[OLD CHIPMONK]

Well at least he is wearing a back support device ! Still don't see a fall- arrest harness. No safety glasses. Which direction is that chunk headed ? Well a least he won't get sawdust in his bucket.

 

[Bigus Termitius]

Perfectly safe. He's either limited by lines or just trying to reach all that he can without having to bother with a move and a handful of saw...fairly typical, unless you're skerd. :jawdrop:

 

[booboo]

Armchair QB'ing

OK, I'll bite.

Typical for that type of work. I did exactly that countless times working for Big Orange. They were pretty strict on PPE in our area, though it did vary from crew to crew. There were guys that didn't wear safety glasses, ear protection, and didn't like fall arrest. The crews I was on didn't have a choice.

My guess is that he's using the saw to take off everything too big for the whizzer and it's getting chunked down. No other reason for it to be stripped like that, if there wasn't something below it to avoid then the top would have gone whole. As for repositioning the bucket, either there's an obstruction that would make it time consuming or he's just trying to get as much as possible from 1 spot. And the whizzer's got to go somewhere when you switch to the saw. I never liked having the blade around my ankles and feet in the bucket.

How's that for armchairing a single pic that we know nothing else about?!

 

[Fuzly]

How's that for armchairing a single pic that we know nothing else about?!

Pretty darn good:hmm3grin2orange:

Very common to see the guys in the orange trucks clearing around lines for Wisconsin Public Service in my neck of the woods. As somebody who is leery of electricity and heights, I find the work fascinating in a scary sort of way.

And I would be "skerd" hanging out like that.

 

[Bigus Termitius]

Also, he's most likely bracing with his legs and feet wherein he uses his feet against the backside wall to press or hold his legs and hips to the opposite side. With that he's not going anywhere.

Many times I need the reach where my bucket cannot go any lower for obstructions that are branches that I'm already putting pressure on. It can be a huge time and energy saver.

 

[beowulf343]

Too many of you guys seem to have no experience in the real world. Sure, it may look dangerous, but there are several reasons why it may be safer for him to cut that far below the bucket rather than level the bucket with the cut. Working around powerlines can often cut down on your positioning options. No big deal.

 

[hornett22]

give the guy a break!

he has both hands on the saw!

 

[hornett22]

and he's wearing a helmet!

aren't you guys ever happy?

 

[Chainsaw_Sally]

I can see my house from heeeeeer!

Seriously, tool in the bucket is SOP here. You have to keep one with you incase you take too big a bite and drop something on the phases. Gotta knock 'er off somehow. Or train the trimmers right, but I digress....

What can be seen of the bucket resembles the 70 footer our company used to have. I have a hard time believing he can't get a 70 over the wires...

The guys I work with have the bad habit of stretching when they should be moving the bucket. <<shrug>> I guess it's a macho thing.