Chain Saws are NOT toys! 
They are the most dangerous power tool you can buy.

  • According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 36,000 people are injured by chainsaws annually.
  • The average chainsaw injury requires 110 stitches and the average medical cost was $ 5,600.00 in 1989. Data according to The Davis Garvin Agency, an insurance underwriter specializing in loggers insurance. In year 2000 corresponding costs can be estimated to be over $12,000.00.
  • Medical costs for chainsaw injuries based on these facts amount to about 350 million dollars per year.
  • Workman's compensation costs, based on the assumption that four weeks recovery is required, can be estimated at 125 million dollars annually.
  • Loss of production as well as loss of quality of life for the injured can not be adequately quantified, but may in fact represent the single largest cost.



    • WARNING!  
    Only scroll down if you want to see what can and does happen to the human body with a chain saw.


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    KICKBACKS ARE NOT FUN

    Kickback of a chainsaw is when the teeth on the chain catch on something as they rotate around the tip of the blade. The teeth may have enough force to cause the blade to kick back violently toward you, hence the term "kickback."  They happen when the nose of the blade strikes another object or starting a bore cut improperly or when the blade nose or tip catches the bottom or side of a saw cut during reinsertion.


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    Hand, leg and foot injuries are not fun either.


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    BE SAFE OUT THERE!

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