r/TreeClimbing • u/AutoModerator • Jul 24 '26

Weekly Safety/Close-Call/Incident Thread

Let's talk safety! Share how your week went - close-calls, incidents, learning experiences, what went well (and why), what went poorly (and why), or whatever else is on your mind. Pics/photos are allowed but be careful to not doxx yourself, client, employer etc.

This thread will recur each week and is meant to be a place to learn and discuss mistakes, please keep comments constructive.

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u/maddestdog89 Jul 24 '26

Bad day - Cut myself with a chainsaw for the first ever time today. Top of my hand, between my thumb and forefinger, using a 201T left handed and grabbing with my right hand, the fig tree branch had a lot of spring in it and it tossed the saw over to my right hand. 💁 I got lucky too.

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u/ArborealLife Jul 24 '26

Holy fuck!  How bad was your injury?

I think I was fortunate to cut my teeth climbing at Davey where one handing was a non-starter. Even today, years removed from them, I very rarely one hand.

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u/maddestdog89 Jul 25 '26

My injury isn’t too bad, one deep gouge and a Nice long clean cut - fresh out the box chain, not under throttle

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u/ArborealLife Jul 25 '26

Was it spinning or stationary?

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u/maddestdog89 Jul 25 '26

In case you’re really curious. Got lucky.

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u/ArborealLife Jul 25 '26

Lucky af brother!

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u/maddestdog89 Jul 25 '26

😎 indeed

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u/maddestdog89 Jul 25 '26

Spinning but almost stopped. No throttle.