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Show Harvest wood safely Harvesting wood for hornet, provide a pleasant interlude" forest or a painful tragi", difference often depends on L and common sense used it the chain saw and other harvesting tools, says v T': Hunsaker, extension safety Utah State University. - He said chain saws were assot with over 123,000 injuries medical attention and 50 deathsin About 23 percent of these it -resulted from a phenomenon kw" "kickback." This is the reaiw'-' upward travel of the saw when it kicks or unexpectedly jumps tc" the operator. He said kickbacks happen most f. when limbs are being removed 1 the felled trees. He advises, makeV-the makeV-the tip of the chain bar does not or-another or-another limb or object that camfc the saw backwards towards you. .ui do the cutting to avoid binding tkei bar. He strongly advises that part woodsmen take time to get acqui:-with acqui:-with their saws before striking ou: : . the trees .Make sure the saw is ntv . properly and that the chain is t: Read the operator's manual is commit to mind the safety hints i contains. He suggests wearing sturdy cks a hard hat, leather gloves, goggld safety shoes with metal toecaps i equipped with hearing protector i protect the ears when cutting ste for any length of time. |