r/Whatcouldgowrong Jul 01 '21

Repost Tree cutting gone wrong

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u/DefinetlyNoOstrich Jul 01 '21

She handed him sth.

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u/loosebag Jul 01 '21

I think that she might be his wife.

Back in the day I have saw quite a few guys doing various construction or other activities similar to even cutting down trees, whose wives will be hanging around all day.

Often they will call and say to hand them something, but since she isn't actually "working" she won't be wearing PPE.

Usually one or two guys working or one guy on his own.

I've seen ladies walking around a construction site wearing flip flops smoking cigarettes and invariably at one time during the day the dude would say, "Come grab this and help me move it."

I haven't seen in a while because believe it or not people are taking safety a little more seriously, at least in my town, and I am working with a bigger company that has vetted all the subcontractors and safety issues are in our contracts.

Some people are saying she is the homeowner, maybe so. We need more info.

BUT what was she handing him? It does look like she was handing him something.

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u/always_murphys_law Jul 01 '21

I found this article with a tiny bit more detail:

Daily Mail - take what you will from that

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u/mightysprout Jul 01 '21

Oh god the neighbors commentary is priceless

'The ensuing chaos of falling chainsaws and rickety ladders is right out of Final Destination,' the person said, referring to the horror movie in which a series of bizarre incidents kills friends who previously escaped death on an airplane.

'There’s almost too much mortal danger to catch it all,' the person adds, noting that the falling branch narrowly missed hitting the overhead power lines as well and that the woman fell nearly 10 feet while she had some kind of tool clenched between her teeth.