Man accidentally chainsaws wife to death!

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Man's chainsaw tumble kills wife

Wednesday, August 4, 2004 Posted: 9:44 AM EDT (1344 GMT)

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- A British man was being treated for shock on Wednesday after he fell from a ladder while pruning trees, accidentally killing his wife with his chainsaw, police said.

The 56-year-old man, who has not been named, was cutting back tree branches at his home in southeast London on Monday when he tumbled backwards from the ladder.

The running chainsaw crashed down onto the neck of his wife, who was working in the garden below him.

"The woman was killed instantly, although she was not decapitated," police said in a statement. "Her husband was taken to hospital. He is still being treated for shock."

A police spokesman said the incident was being treated as a "tragic accident."

 

[K1052]

I suddenly thought about Dawn of the Dead.

 

[Jzero]

<SARDONIC BEAVIS AND BUTTHEAD REFERENCE>

Uhhh...we're gonna have to charge you extra; we pruned your wife.

 

[cliftonite]

Sucks I thought those things shut off when you let go of the trigger?

 

[Anubis]

:shocked:

 

[JoPh]

doom3 made him do it!

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: cliftonite
Sucks I thought those things shut off when you let go of the trigger?

same here, older models didnt tho and sometimes teh clutch can stick, i almost lost a finger that way but something had to be wrong with it for it to hit her neck and kill her, chain must have been moveing pretty fast still

unless it just banger ger on the head so hard she died, i find that hard to beleive as well

 

[Spooner]

Originally posted by: cliftonite
Sucks I thought those things shut off when you let go of the trigger?

exactly.... what the hell kind of chainsaw was he using?

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

Originally posted by: lancestorm
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Man's chainsaw tumble kills wife

Wednesday, August 4, 2004 Posted: 9:44 AM EDT (1344 GMT)

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- A British man was being treated for shock on Wednesday after he fell from a ladder while pruning trees, accidentally killing his wife with his chainsaw, police said.

The 56-year-old man, who has not been named, was cutting back tree branches at his home in southeast London on Monday when he tumbled backwards from the ladder.

The running chainsaw crashed down onto the neck of his wife, who was working in the garden below him.

"The woman was killed instantly, although she was not decapitated," police said in a statement. "Her husband was taken to hospital. He is still being treated for shock."

A police spokesman said the incident was being treated as a "tragic accident."

Maybe.

 

[Chronoshock]

Goddamn that's tragic...poor guy

 

[3chordcharlie]

Originally posted by: cliftonite
Sucks I thought those things shut off when you let go of the trigger?

I think some (at least some electric ones) have lock-on features. Which seem like accidents waiting to happen to me. I used to use a hedge-trimmer with one of these, and nearly electrocuted myself when I tripped and it kept running and sliced through the cord.

 

[Kenazo]

That's awful!

 

[Bumrush99]

Originally posted by: JoPh
doom3 made him do it!

omfg you stole my post!!!!

 

[z0mb13]

ouch, definitely something to lose your head over

 

[memo]

Originally posted by: Spooner

Originally posted by: cliftonite
Sucks I thought those things shut off when you let go of the trigger?

exactly.... what the hell kind of chainsaw was he using?

it said she wasn't decapitated. so im assuming maybe the chainsaw was so heavy it broke her neck?

 

[Nikamichi]

Originally posted by: K1052
I suddenly thought about Dawn of the Dead.

Weird, same thought ran across my mind.


:Q

 

[dxkj]

Originally posted by: cliftonite
Sucks I thought those things shut off when you let go of the trigger?

The trigger you are talking about usually is what controls the amount of fuel. The actual saw doesn't shut off. There is usually a guard at the front that you have to pull/push to engage/disengage. If the saw kicks back while your hand is up there that will cause the chain to disengage from the gears (which drive it), so ideally it would just be a falling metal bar.... unfortunately when something scary/frightening happens such as falling, people usually tense, especially for the impact of the fall. That would cause him to keep his hand on the fuel, causing the chain saw to be operating at maximum speed, and unless he had the presence of mind to move the disgengager it would still be going when he fell.


That said, Im not sure the chain moving or not would have made a huge difference unless he managed to hold it on her neck for more than a second while falling even at max speed. A metal bar falling from that height onto an exposed back of someones neck could easily have broken her neck.

 

[NFS4]

Looks like someone got their copy of Doom III early

 

[Scarpozzi]

Some chainsaws have a switch that locks the trigger.

I feel bad for the guy.

 

[RagingBITCH]

He probably let go of it as he was falling. The chain doesn't instantly stop - it keeps going for seconds after you release the trigger. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure this out guys

 

[Kenazo]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
He probably let go of it as he was falling. The chain doesn't instantly stop - it keeps going for seconds after you release the trigger. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure this out guys

Inertia, what?

 

[BladeWalker]

Tell me why you have the thumbs up again. This is just horribly sad.

 

[slightlyhuman]

 

[Kev]

Originally posted by: 3chordcharlie

Originally posted by: cliftonite
Sucks I thought those things shut off when you let go of the trigger?

I think some (at least some electric ones) have lock-on features. Which seem like accidents waiting to happen to me. I used to use a hedge-trimmer with one of these, and nearly electrocuted myself when I tripped and it kept running and sliced through the cord.

a chainsaw fell on a 50 year old woman's neck.

i don't think it necessarily needed to be on anyway

 

[moshquerade]

reminds me of the movie "Fargo"