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RIVERRAT
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About a 2 weeks ago came on a job to remove a decent size Bradford Pear. At first glance nothing seemed to difficult about the job.
It had the phone,TV & Service to the house going through & underneath it. A play set made of wood planks, you know the kind with a slide & bars to climb on, that was underneath & slightly out in front of the tree. There was also a nice storage shed.
None of these things where of much concern. Being just the regular stuff we all deal with while doing tree work around homes. As I was putting my saddle on I noticed the service wire to the house had been rubbing for a time on the upper branches. As it came through the center of the canopy on it's way to the house. I made a mental note to tie in away from it & be sure to check it before any of our work started.
After getting myself secure I looked "DOWN" from above {My first mistake} at the service. Service looked just fine.
The last limb to be removed goes over the phone & TV wires, the play set & the storage shed. I remove small sections of the tips that I am able to handle easily & pitch them over & clear of the targets below.
As I shorten up the limb getting into the bigger wood I have the guys throw a line over the phone & TV cable that is directly beneath the limb so they can pull it back out of the way. I take 2 steps down to make a cut & that's when I hear that noise that when it's close will make just about any climbers sphincter pucker
That very momentary humm was followed by a POW
I look down at the guys thinking their pulling the other 2 lines had some how made the contact. Both of their facial expressions told the tell. Before Ed my groundy could say anything I immediately took a step up. Only to hear another hummm .......POW
The service line was under tension from the tree. During the removal it had changed position under neath me after the release of tension. The weather strip was also rubbed off on the "BOTTOM SIDE" I could not have seen this from above. My saw on my saddle made contact with the ground & both 120 wires
The chain was spot welded to the bar & well you can see the rest. I should have done a much better job of inspecting the service to the house. I was complacent!!
It had the phone,TV & Service to the house going through & underneath it. A play set made of wood planks, you know the kind with a slide & bars to climb on, that was underneath & slightly out in front of the tree. There was also a nice storage shed.
None of these things where of much concern. Being just the regular stuff we all deal with while doing tree work around homes. As I was putting my saddle on I noticed the service wire to the house had been rubbing for a time on the upper branches. As it came through the center of the canopy on it's way to the house. I made a mental note to tie in away from it & be sure to check it before any of our work started.
After getting myself secure I looked "DOWN" from above {My first mistake} at the service. Service looked just fine.
The last limb to be removed goes over the phone & TV wires, the play set & the storage shed. I remove small sections of the tips that I am able to handle easily & pitch them over & clear of the targets below.
As I shorten up the limb getting into the bigger wood I have the guys throw a line over the phone & TV cable that is directly beneath the limb so they can pull it back out of the way. I take 2 steps down to make a cut & that's when I hear that noise that when it's close will make just about any climbers sphincter pucker
That very momentary humm was followed by a POW I look down at the guys thinking their pulling the other 2 lines had some how made the contact. Both of their facial expressions told the tell. Before Ed my groundy could say anything I immediately took a step up. Only to hear another hummm .......POW
The service line was under tension from the tree. During the removal it had changed position under neath me after the release of tension. The weather strip was also rubbed off on the "BOTTOM SIDE" I could not have seen this from above. My saw on my saddle made contact with the ground & both 120 wires
The chain was spot welded to the bar & well you can see the rest. I should have done a much better job of inspecting the service to the house. I was complacent!!
