Another chipper accident

   / Another chipper accident #11  
I can live the rest of my life without ever owning a chipper. Ex FIL had one... and half a hand.
Sometimes the risk outweighs the rewards. I'm going to pass on this attachment
Grandpa at 85 lost 3 fingers to wood splitter…

Lots out there can get you and it only takes a split second.
 
   / Another chipper accident #12  
Worked with a guy running same punch press I spent hundreds of hours running and he lost most of his left hand running a job I did many times…
 
   / Another chipper accident #13  
As we age it's important to acknowledge the loss of agility and ability necessary to safely do some dangerous jobs. You will live longer if you are honest with yourself ;)
 
   / Another chipper accident #14  
As I've aged out here - I've made sure that the number of jobs that must be done have also reduced. The most dangerous job - firewood - was eliminated thirty years ago. My big 'ol ancient Ponderosa pines are just too much to handle. Besides a 32" to 38" round is just too much to split. Even with the best of the hydraulic splitters. And it takes a gorilla just to roll the rounds.
 
   / Another chipper accident #20  
My neighbor who used to run a tree service told me about this accident this morning. The way he told it, a climber was repelling out of the tree and ended up in the chipper. Until I saw the video of the rope in chipper simulation I didn't understand how repelling out of a tree could put someone into a chipper, and I spent a couple seasons repelling out of trees. But not with a running chipper nearby.
 

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