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Health and Safety => Health and Safety => Topic started by: Ernie on August 26, 2014, 12:38:26 AM

Title: Even the experts need to pay attention
Post by: Ernie on August 26, 2014, 12:38:26 AM
He was fortunate, he survived.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/agribusiness/10425527/Tree-crushes-forestry-tutor
Title: Re: Even the experts need to pay attention
Post by: drobertson on August 26, 2014, 05:17:14 PM
this sounds bad, I have found in my limited timber experience, to get the tree down without a lot of explanation while doing so,  Not sure why this happened, maybe too confident?   A video would be good to go back and study after a safe escape has been made.  Hope he recovers from this one with minimal effects.
Title: Re: Even the experts need to pay attention
Post by: Ianab on August 26, 2014, 08:15:20 PM
Not sure what happens as there was only that one picture, but it looked like a big old "wolf" pine tree. They may even have been limbing or bucking it and had it roll over on him.  There's certainly a jumble of BIG (and crooked) logs where the emergency guys are standing.
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