chainsaws and trail conditions in wilderness areas

General discussions on hiking in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest
mcds
Posts: 802
Joined: April 7th, 2012, 4:25 pm

Re: chainsaws and trail conditions in wilderness areas

Post by mcds » September 22nd, 2014, 5:44 pm

minimum tool:

video

encore:

gif
Last edited by mcds on October 16th, 2014, 7:35 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Limey
Posts: 706
Joined: December 19th, 2012, 2:34 pm

Re: chainsaws and trail conditions in wilderness areas

Post by Limey » September 22nd, 2014, 6:12 pm

Wow! I can't believe someone caught the elusive Splintercat in action. :lol:

Lurch
Posts: 1270
Joined: May 28th, 2008, 10:03 pm
Location: Aurora
Contact:

Re: chainsaws and trail conditions in wilderness areas

Post by Lurch » September 23rd, 2014, 10:19 am

Ever snapped spaghetti? Bear charging a standing dead snag sounds like a quick path to severe head trauma... :shock:

mcds
Posts: 802
Joined: April 7th, 2012, 4:25 pm

Re: chainsaws and trail conditions in wilderness areas

Post by mcds » October 1st, 2014, 10:27 am

Yep. A trail worker was killed a few years ago when the crew, without tools, pulled down a leaning snag. It was on the east coast, iirc. I can't locate the webpages and email archives that described it. Here is a somewhat more recent tragedy that is still on the interwebs.

Accident: 200470482 - Volunteer Trail Worker Is Struck And Killed By Falling Tree
Report ID: 0253620
Event Date: 05/10/2012
At approximately 11:00 a.m. on May 10, 2012, an employee was working for the Finger Lakes Trail Conference. The employee was a volunteer member of the Allegany Catskill (Alley Cat) trail maintenance crew. Members of the Alley Cat crew were performing trail clearing duties. The incident occurred on the Pelnor Hollow Trail, in the Delaware Wild Forest, in the Town of Colchester, NY. Another member of the volunteer detail was operating a chainsaw to cut a tree that was hung up across the Pelnor Hollow Trail path. As the tree that was hung up fell, it struck another dead tree, which fell into the crotch of a black cherry tree. The top of the dead tree broke off, and a branch approximately 4 inches (100 millimeters) in diameter struck the employee in the back of his head. He sustained severe head trauma. He had not been operating the chainsaw. He was not wearing head protection at the time of the incident. Finger Lakes Trail Conference Alley Cat volunteers on scene attended to the employee, sent a runner on foot for assistance, used a cellular phone to call emergency services, and activated a satellite SOS device. Emergency medical services, New York State troopers, and state Department of Environmental Conservation workers arrived at approximately 1:00 p.m. The employee was hiked out of the trail. At approximately 3:00 p.m., he was airlifted to Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City, NY, on an emergency medical helicopter. The employee died from the massive head trauma at Wilson Medical Center, Johnson City, NY, on May 11, 2012.

https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/accidents ... =200470482

User avatar
adamschneider
Posts: 3710
Joined: May 28th, 2008, 10:02 pm
Location: SE Portland
Contact:

Re: chainsaws and trail conditions in wilderness areas

Post by adamschneider » October 1st, 2014, 10:40 am

mcds wrote:minimum tool:
Well, "tool" certainly applies. :D

User avatar
Water
Posts: 1355
Joined: May 28th, 2008, 10:03 pm

Re: chainsaws and trail conditions in wilderness areas

Post by Water » October 2nd, 2014, 12:04 am

i was almost tempted to leave my first youtube comment ever.

All I can say is thank <insert deity name here> this yahoo lives in the east. If they lived anywhere west of the mississippi they'd be videoing themselves trundling rocks off mountains. Almost like toxoplasmosis, a parasite that changes behavior, I'm sure he's given himself a concussion or 20...which probably reinforces the interest in bear charging (great, accurate term) dead trees.
Feel Free to Feel Free

User avatar
Guy
Posts: 3333
Joined: May 10th, 2009, 4:42 pm
Location: The Foothills of Mt Hood
Contact:

Re: chainsaws and trail conditions in wilderness areas

Post by Guy » October 2nd, 2014, 4:26 am

Exactly what Charley said!
hiking log & photos.
Ad monte summa aut mors

mcds
Posts: 802
Joined: April 7th, 2012, 4:25 pm

Re: chainsaws and trail conditions in wilderness areas

Post by mcds » October 14th, 2014, 11:07 am

Lurch wrote:Image
mcds wrote: minimum tool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmlInq5vKac

encore:

Image

yet another, oh, creative way:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR4qDg0QGik

mcds
Posts: 802
Joined: April 7th, 2012, 4:25 pm

Re: chainsaws and trail conditions in wilderness areas

Post by mcds » October 16th, 2014, 7:38 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKJbMe6VCxU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW2UvW6xLP8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpwZ6c6ykNk

mcds
Posts: 802
Joined: April 7th, 2012, 4:25 pm

Re: chainsaws and trail conditions in wilderness areas

Post by mcds » October 17th, 2014, 11:11 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMzzm-o9z-w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=431SO_VqkiE

Post Reply