ricks tree service

[neighborstree]

this company is huge in se pennsylvania. and ive been so busy ive had to sub out some jobs to keep the customers happy. well i subed out a fairly simple 7 tree take down last week to the company and on the last tree there climber nearly took his hand clear off with a ms200T. he only had about a inch of skin still holding the whole hand on. we had to perform a airial rescue...really sucks.

 

[Dadatwins]

Best wishes for a recovery, good that someone was there to perform the rescue, could have been a much worse story.

 

[joesawer]

Sorry to hear that, a terribal thing to happen to some one who makes a living with their hands.
Was it your climber or Rick's.

 

[neighborstree]

it was his climber, and i feel so bad i subed out a job that i feel i could of done without anyone getting hurt. i guess its nature fighting back

 

[cntrybo2]

any word on how the accident happend....i hope it wasnt the nasty one hand sawing we are all guilty of

 

[neighborstree]

he was making a cut with one hand, and the lowering rope snapped. kicked back and hit the saw and knocked the saw into his wrist on the other arm

 

[Mitchell]

I hope he recovers

I hope he can recover to the point of continuing, if he wants to, in this trade. I lost a chunk of my my right index finger to off handed 1 handing a couple weeks ago; it sure happens fast.

 

[JohnH]

Best wishes and a speedy recovery

 

[Mitchell]

rescue

this company is huge in se pennsylvania. and ive been so busy ive had to sub out some jobs to keep the customers happy. well i subed out a fairly simple 7 tree take down last week to the company and on the last tree there climber nearly took his hand clear off with a ms200T. he only had about a inch of skin still holding the whole hand on. we had to perform a airial rescue...really sucks.

I am interested in knowing the details of the rescue if you would like to discuss them.
For example;
How long did the different stages of the rescue take; time to patient, time for first aid, time to package patiant, time to hand off to ambulance?

How technical was the rescue. Had you ever practiced this [previous training] or did you just roll with it?

What would you do different if you had to do it again?

Would a full body harness on the patient or rescuer made the job easier?
Any information would.
thanks
Scott Mitchell

 

[jerseydevil]

Rick's took down several large trees around our barn last year. Was the guy Irish? Might be the same fellow we had out.

 

[jerseydevil]

Should have added, hope he is doing well. Also, was he a climber or was he lowered in by crane? They used a crane for our job, and they did a pretty good job at that.