Chainsaw accident you need to see on Renovation Realities

Shortly after Hurricane Sandy, one of my clients came in, he's an Emergency room surgeon, so i asked what type of injuries were common due to the hurricanes. His answer: "Chainsaws" it makes sense, but certainly not what i was expecting.

.........and they can happen in the blink of an eye.

Was this staged drama the reality type shows are known for?

Renovation Realities is a pretty good show. I was hooked on that for a while. I doubt that it was staged, but I suppose anything is possible.

I searched it but couldn't find the actual incident on Youtube. Anyone have a link?

without pics or video, it didn't happen! Reality TV is so suspect, did it happen in real time? I'm a doubting Thomas.

I've seen the aftermath of a friend of mine in college. Hurricane Fran rolled through and local contractors were paying us college students 30/hr to cut up down trees. All of this with no protective gear or training. Just handed us chainsaws and said get to work. Few of us had ever learned to use a saw before then. My buddy was lucky his shoulder was all that was chewed up and mostly just skin damage. At least the contractor paid the ER bill and subsequent medication.

There is no chainsaw accident I "need" to see.

fossil said:

There is no chainsaw accident I "need" to see.

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I meant no disrespect. Its my understanding that it wasn't an accident, just a close call. I was curious to see what he was trying to do.
I fear that my comment may have come off differently than I meant it.

Talkin' about the thread title, that's all.

I "THINK" I saw the video you are referring to. The people look familiar and the guy was cutting shrubbery or something and there was net-wire fencing behind the brush, that was visible. The chainsaw kicked back off the wire--I guess--and nicked his shoulder. The young lady patched him up.
If this is the one, I called my wife into the room and run the controller back for her to see.
Don't see how it could have been "staged" !!

fossil said:

There is no chainsaw accident I "need" to see.

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I agree fossil. I want to see it so I might learn something from it- being a novice, and I do cut by myself more often than not. I didn't mean any disrespect either

Look, I'm not talking about "disrespect" or anything else other than my personal feelings about this. I think I can learn everything I need to learn about chainsaw safety without watching videos of other people injuring themselves. I'm 65, and when I was in Jr High School about to reach driving age (~1962), the California Highway Patrol brought their traveling driving safety show to my school. So we all sat in an auditorium and watched actual footage of the carnage of automobile accidents. I really didn't need to see that to know that driving could be dangerous. Likewise, I don't need to see anyone else's blood to understand that a chainsaw can be dangerous.

I understand Fossil, I think me and D8Chumley are just stating our cases so that we wont be taken as gawkers or the type of people that get entertainment from other peoples misery.
Once again, we are at the mercy of the font.

Never thought you were, buddy.

. Watch at your own risk!

Wow...

Giles said:

Don't see how it could have been "staged" !!

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I am not sayin this was staged, just put out the possibility. Today with video editing anything is possible and certainly plausible in a reality show.

This should help anyone who thinks you can handle a saw with out giving safety some thought. I have a pair of chaps that have a cut at that exact spot.

Be like this guy .


And NOT like this guy............

I know there's a lot of guys here with plenty of experience and training using chainsaws (me not being one of them). Anyone want to recommend a good resource for some basics? I've looked at videos from the manufacturers but since I don't get much "seat" time I'm always looking for more/better info.

Thistle said:

Be like this guy .


And NOT like this guy............

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How "Kete" did not end up dead is a mystery as is how he's gotten this far in life. It's one thing to be ignorant but another to not have enough sense to learn a few basics.