I've cut myself twice in the 30 years I've been in the tree care industry. The last time was back in 2000. Both times were because I was in a hurry and not paying attention to what I was doing. Neither time was life threatening but did put me out of commission for a few weeks. It happens so fast you don't even realize it till it's over. Always pay attention to what your doing when you have a chainsaw in your hands.
I'll share a quick story too.
Quite a few years ago my ex got a call from a friend of ours. Seems they lost a large limb on the Mulberry tree in their front yard but it was still hanging in the tree. "Ken" had put a ladder up the tree and was going to cut it off. His wife called mine and asked if I would be available to help since she wasn't comfortable with him up on the ladder with a chainsaw. I went over after work and could tell he wasn't very happy that she had called me. He figured it was a simple matter of just cutting the limb free and letting it fall.
I used the ladder to get up the tree and then tied myself in about 10' above the broken limb. When I cut it free it swung around, hitting the ladder and knocking it to the ground. His eyes got as big as a softball
when he thought about being on that ladder and following it to the ground.
And a side note; the largest tree I've ever worked in was a 120' Tulip Poplar. About 3.5' in diameter. My longest bar (36") wouldn't cut the notch from one side.
I'll share a quick story too.
Quite a few years ago my ex got a call from a friend of ours. Seems they lost a large limb on the Mulberry tree in their front yard but it was still hanging in the tree. "Ken" had put a ladder up the tree and was going to cut it off. His wife called mine and asked if I would be available to help since she wasn't comfortable with him up on the ladder with a chainsaw. I went over after work and could tell he wasn't very happy that she had called me. He figured it was a simple matter of just cutting the limb free and letting it fall.
I used the ladder to get up the tree and then tied myself in about 10' above the broken limb. When I cut it free it swung around, hitting the ladder and knocking it to the ground. His eyes got as big as a softball
when he thought about being on that ladder and following it to the ground. And a side note; the largest tree I've ever worked in was a 120' Tulip Poplar. About 3.5' in diameter. My longest bar (36") wouldn't cut the notch from one side.
