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The fallers don't seem to be the only folks getting hurt either, Squish. No doubt you've seen it. Looking through the accident reports, it's a number of activities within the trade as a whole where people get hurt or worse. Some real unlucky stuff too. WorkSafe BC has a lot of scary tales to...

Apparently no super around or at least not available to the extent that the faller could get on job site consultation with such an individual. The investigation report into the incident paints a picture of more than the faller's insufficient discretion. Even if you see that as the main cause...

If the piece hadn't come back to kill or injure, or the faller had been far enough away to simply watch unharmed the sequence of events with a quizzical look on his face, people would be saying that it was a good method that he used.

That was my point as well, working close to the snag was not an option. Falling a tree to clear the snag, I also think would have been a better choice, but I can't see where the video clearly reveals that to have been an option. That information isn't given. You would have to have been there...

The first green tree was limbed locked into the snag, how was he going to get it down without equipment assistance or having to work in close proximity to the widow maker above? In theory the overall approach he chose seems a good choice, except for unfortunately remaining too close to danger...