Nearly decapitated.

[davidwyby]

There was a kid in my neighborhood when I was a kid who died from this.

https://m.facebook.com/groups/1495986377308906/permalink/4061462300761288/?mibextid=wwXIfr

 

[southsoundtree]

His hand was on the corner of the wrap handle.

Might have been an inertia activated chain brake

 

[Bart_]

Reg once commented its not just proper technique on what you're cutting but also knowing what's nearby - perhaps behind what you're cutting so you don't immediately see it.

 

[Evo]

Cutting like a fool, chain link ain’t a joking matter

 

[Boomslang]

Chain link:

 

[Chris Schultz]

Chain link:

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What the?! Ouch!! What exactly was the mechanism of injury here, and how?

 

[TreeCo]

What the?! Ouch!! What exactly was the mechanism of injury here, and how?

My guess is the saw wasn't running at the time, or chain brake locked.

 

[Chris Schultz]

My guess is the saw wasn't running at the time, or chain brake locked.

Almost looks like one of those tattoo sleeve wraps that were popular in the 90s… thinking tribal/barb wire look.

 

[Boomslang]

What the?! Ouch!! What exactly was the mechanism of injury here, and how?

Clearing trees and brush that had grown through a chain link fence. Loose soil on a slight embankment and the ground slide a bit while cutting. Saw grabbed the fence and rolled right back at me. I can't remember if it was hand or inertia brake, but either way the chain was stopped. Still, a sharp chain with as much force as you see in the video above. It caught just below my t-shirt sleeve, otherwise I don't think the damage would have been quite as dramatic. That was just over 11 years ago. The scars are a great icebreaker.

I'll add that it didn't really hurt much more than getting punched in the arm a little hard. I ripped a piece of my shirt off to wrap it up and kept working.

 

[southsoundtree]

It's stories/ a pic like that one that I recall at times of similar of scenarios that I face, and I step cautiously.

 

[27RMT0N]

Clearing trees and brush that had grown through a chain link fence. Loose soil on a slight embankment and the ground slide a bit while cutting. Saw grabbed the fence and rolled right back at me. I can't remember if it was hand or inertia brake, but either way the chain was stopped. Still, a sharp chain with as much force as you see in the video above. It caught just below my t-shirt sleeve, otherwise I don't think the damage would have been quite as dramatic. That was just over 11 years ago. The scars are a great icebreaker.

I'll add that it didn't really hurt much more than getting punched in the arm a little hard. I ripped a piece of my shirt off to wrap it up and kept working.

Glad you were ok overall. Is that what it looks like today, 11 years later?