Broke two rules and paid the price.

[Notaneasytarget]

Rule 1. buy quality gear.

Rule 2. I never work alone.

Also, I was dog tired with no cell service.

I think I got very lucky, all things considered.

 

[flushcut]

Ouch!!

Rule #3 never work when you are dog tired.
Rest up heal up

 

[Mick Dempsey!]

Can we assume you weren’t wearing chainsaw proof trousers?

 

[Notaneasytarget]

No name brand chaps

 

[Matias]

Damn dude! That's gonna leave one helluva scar to remind you every day. I really hope that's the only real lasting damage.

Heal up man!

 

[Mike H]

I hope you heal quickly. That looks brutal
Did the chaps roll to the side or did the bar go into the padding and the fibers stop the chain?

 

[Notaneasytarget]

My cheap 2nd hand chaps just made way for the bar. Happened during a drop of maybe 18 inches. I pitched the saw, wrapped the worst of wounds up and bombed out of the tree. Once on the ground I improved the dressing with my shirt, finishing up with duct tape out of the truck. took 25 minutes to reach town pulled in front of the fire house and leaned on the horn. The ride to the hospital is still foggy, sent the son in law back up for my gear.
I'm 68, and I'm probably done. I'll post an update in a couple weeks when they remove the wraps, stiches and staples.

 

[Bart_]

Not nice to hear. Hope you heal up well. Flesh/muscle damage may be easier to recover from than ligament damage and I hope that turns out in your favour. Every once in a while a case of gotta bomb out right to the ground happens and I'm so glad you were prepared and able.

I once met a guy guessing in his 30's with an angled dent/scar across the top of his left forearm muscle, on the side(?) where your thumb is. Wasn't hard to guess what happened. He just rolled with it.

Get well soon!

 

[treebing]

Cheap second hand chaps. Were they not covering that part of your legs? Or did the saw go right through them? What sort of chainsaw?

 

[Mick Dempsey!]

Cheap second hand chaps. Were they not covering that part of your legs? Or did the saw go right through them? What sort of chainsaw?

Yes, if it’s not too much trouble could you (the op) provide more detail.