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Its some time ago. In retrospect I think I was trying to correct the cut line and was too forceful. The saw kicked back with a helluva of a jump,and as I was holding the guard up by hand, having just started a plunge cut, when it jumped back the spinning blade was exposed. I was kneelingon the stock at the time
Not quite as bad as the time I was trimming branches across a ditch by using a chain saw single handed.
I slipped into the ditch. The chain saw was still running as I still had my hand on the throttle. I was afraid and unable to throw it from me. All I could do was try to maintain my balance as I fell, which luckily I managed to do. If I had fallen sideways chances are the running chain saw would have fallen on top of me. I was conscious of trying NOT to protect myself with my free hand as it would have proved fairly ineffective against the chainsaw
Somebody was praying for me that day.
Paul Mc Cann