He bounced twice and lived to tell the tale.You fell 40 feet and landed on the saw on your hip? View attachment 133803
…a few weeks ago I had an equipment failure, my nearly new zigzag+ failed to grab the rope and stop me, causing me to fall 40 feet and land right ontop of my saw that was stowed on my hip, the device passed a visual inspection and a function test before going up the tree and has never had such an issue in the past…
Do you cut without eyepro? PPE isn't just for the just in case. Stay in school kid, because if you keep that attitude, you'll die. Most of the people who will read that crap you wrote, have been doing this job since you were a gleam in daddy's eye. Listen to what they have to say, I'm sure you won't find many that'll preach against PPE like you just did, and if you do, count their fingers.in certain circumstances PPE can be helpful, however its not to be used, it should sit there and look pretty its whole life, stay clean, never get cut, etc
I have had one instance where I forgot to buckle the chinstrap on my helmet, which saved me from a broken neck not 30 minutes later when a top I sent snagged it, pulling it off my head, tearing the screen, sena and suspension clean off the helmet helmet, helmet pieces landed all over the lawn like confetti
the sleeves will do a mental thing where people think they can cut right by their arm/one hand a saw "safely", just how the human brain is wired, yes they MAY save you if you cut yourself, but the odds of cutting yourself go up exponentially, just like how a welder wearing heavy welding gloves goes "oh I can pick this hot part up, oh shit I just burned my hand"
a few weeks ago I had an equipment failure, my nearly new zigzag+ failed to grab the rope and stop me, causing me to fall 40 feet and land right ontop of my saw that was stowed on my hip, the device passed a visual inspection and a function test before going up the tree and has never had such an issue in the past, would it have happened if I was free climbing? not that way but theres also a chance I could lose my grip and do the exact same fall
PPE is all in hopes that we never need it and hopes it works perfectly when we do need it, but I personally do NOT trust any PPE to save me, as my dad always says "its not a safety railing if you are sitting on it"
I dont wear eye pro, I wear reading glasses so its impossible for me to wear safety glasses/gogglesDo you cut without eyepro? PPE isn't just for the just in case. Stay in school kid, because if you keep that attitude, you'll die. Most of the people who will read that crap you wrote, have been doing this job since you were a gleam in daddy's eye. Listen to what they have to say, I'm sure you won't find many that'll preach against PPE like you just did, and if you do, count their fingers.
yes, I had the rope weight as some drag on the way down but thats it, the fall was about ~40ft, the actual landing impact was probably that of a 20-25ft fall, my feet hit first and slowed me down a little and I fell to my right side, landing on my 200t and my armYou fell 40 feet and landed on the saw on your hip? View attachment 133803
my zigzag wasnt one of the recalled ones, running on 11.5 sterling scion, same stuff August ran on his zigzag for years
Glad you are ok! So the nearly new zigzag was not in that batch referenced in the 2021 safety bulletin? What rope were you on?
Pfanner has a prescription insert for the sunglasses, I may get one made. currently I use the sunglass/safety glass insert slid over my glasses but it only blocks light, stuff still gets in my eyes pretty easilyYou take your prescription down to Walmart and get a set of safeties made.
About 300 - 400 clams for 2 pair as I recall.
Impossible should be a challenge word to prove it's not.