5 minute safety talk
- Thread starter Spencie
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Danger never sleeps. That’s a mantra I always keep in my mind. As soon as you “fall asleep on the job,” that’s when a flukey thing happens and you get hurt, or worse. Easier said than done, I know. Sometimes it’s the mundane tasks that tend to get us. But any time a tree is involved, especially a dead one, that is cause for some SERIOUS pause, hesitation, caution, awareness, whatever you want to call it. Trees will kill you faster than just about anything.
yes, "nervous" is not the best term in the literal sense. slightly uncomfortable, apprehensive, or whatever it takes to raise awareness and focus to the appropriate level for the task at hand. and likewise, confidence is paramount when doing dangerous stuff. just not too much of it.
Yep -yes, "nervous" is not the best term in the literal sense. slightly uncomfortable, apprehensive, or whatever it takes to raise awareness and focus to the appropriate level for the task at hand. and likewise, confidence is paramount when doing dangerous stuff. just not too much of it.
Smawgunner2
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Might have needed one...it was deep more than anything. And thankfully my thumb nail got in the way
Loud and clear gents! Thanks. I will sit around and drink beer. Much safer.
Smawgunner2
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You could fall down and hurt yourself.....then again, not if you don’t get up in the first place.
triple_duece
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Psh...whatever. I was using my face as a walking stick. I was still ready to go first thing the next day.Could??? Has....... And like any good friend have pictures to prove it..
Another one: my dad came out yesterday to split firewood on the log splitter. As I was running the splitter he was grabbing the firewood off of it and throwing it in his trailer. Apparently he had a finger behind the log being split. Smashed the tip bad. Split his finger at the top and the pad between the first and second joint. He has limited feeling in his fingers and didn’t know at first it happened. I would have been in the fetal position talking to anything that would listen. Tough old man! I bandage it up and he finished the job.
Glad everyone is ok, I had a guy I went to church with have a near death experience.
He was using what is the probably the most dangerous 3 point implement there is, an auger. He was standing near it while it was being operated by someone else, which is a no no. Well it was cold outside and he had on a winter coat and it got caught on the bit and before it could be shut off, he was wrapped around it backwards. Broke both shoulders, over half his ribs, his pelvis, and both arms. He died on scene twice was revived and almost is back to normal after about 2 years of rehab. He is very fortunate to be alive.
He was using what is the probably the most dangerous 3 point implement there is, an auger. He was standing near it while it was being operated by someone else, which is a no no. Well it was cold outside and he had on a winter coat and it got caught on the bit and before it could be shut off, he was wrapped around it backwards. Broke both shoulders, over half his ribs, his pelvis, and both arms. He died on scene twice was revived and almost is back to normal after about 2 years of rehab. He is very fortunate to be alive.
I had a guy running the tractor when baleing hay - i was on the wagon. Well a shear pin broke and the baler, new holand 66, has an exposed fly wheel that was spinning and he jumped off the tractor and put his foot on the flywheel to stop it - scared the shit out of me i just jerked him away - takes a couple minutes for the wheel to spin down when a pin shears - a lot of energy there could have ate him up - dang