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Just read about a guy whose ladder kicked out during a storm cleanup
He was pruning oaks in Charlotte last Tuesday and the base slid on wet grass while his chainsaw was running, has anyone else rigged a secondary tie-off for their ladder when working on damp ground?
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jason_lewis328d ago
@ellioth37 you ever notice how everything in a house or yard is connected to everything else? One thing fails and it takes something else down with it. Ladder kicks out, chainsaw stays running, next thing you know you're in the ER. It's like when your car tire blows out on the highway and suddenly your whole steering column feels loose. People think a second tie-off is overkill until that one time the ground shifts and gravity wins. The guy was probably just trying to finish up fast before the rain came back. That's how these accidents happen, rushing through the simple stuff.
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grays1327d ago
Yeah thats exactly it! The whole system gets shaky fast. @ellioth37 I get that a secondary tie-off feels like extra hassle, but man, think about it like this - a ladder is just two rails and some rungs. You shift your weight wrong and that whole thing turns into a sail. A lot of people dont realize how fast a fall happens, like in a split second you go from standing to flying. That's why I always pack an extra anchor point now, even for a five minute trim job.
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