Landowner logging death

[bradstr]

Here's a link to a recent article of an unfortunate logging accident.

http://www.pressrepublican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060711/NEWS/607110313/1001&ts=ts1

 

[lovetheoutdoors]

That stinks...i hate to hear about anything like that happening.

 

[turnkey4099]

Sounds like too short of a cable, rope or whatever he was using. I just had a guy ask me if he would be able to pull a dead tree down against the lean using his truck and chains. I told him that that I wasn't a pro and wouldn't give any advice other than telling him how to be sure his chains were long enough. I also related one very stupid instance of mine involving trying to do the same thing using ropes.

Harry K

 

[frashdog]

local to me....bad deal.

 

[BlueRidgeMark]

Sounds like too short of a cable, rope or whatever he was using.

Sounds like no protective cage, either.

 

[Ekka]

Another dumb accident, obviously the chain was too short unless a piece broke and flew off etc.

If ever you have a short rope situation you can always offset the pulling direction to the notch and buy yourself some space.

Sad loss, sad to hear.

 

[trimmmed]

Another dumb accident, obviously the chain was too short unless a piece broke and flew off etc.

If ever you have a short rope situation you can always offset the pulling direction to the notch and buy yourself some space.

Sad loss, sad to hear.

Very sad thing, I agree. I am envisioning him pulling hard and the tree, suddenly breaking and flying at him. From the article

"A portion of the tree came down, striking him in the head,"

 

[frashdog]

Word is the tree broke and came at him. Hear it was massive head trauma, sounded like a helmet might not have helped much.