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I am a twenty-year old college (biology) student. In this particular case, I was helping my 54 year old father cut down a dead pine tree. We had already felled the tree using an axe and chainsaw, and were separating it into pieces for transport and disposal. I had a large "Y" shaped branch, and decided that, rather than use the axe, I would break it into two more manageable pieces by manually pulling it apart like a "wishbone." This was more difficult that I had expected, so I braced myself and put a good deal of effort into it, not paying attention to the angle of the branch. Next I knew I was on my back, regaining consciousness, my glasses nowhere in sight. The branch had broken apart rather suddenly and with a good deal of force, striking me in the forehead above my left eye. I had a fairly nasty concussion (vomiting, disorientation, memory issues) that took the greater part of several days to recover from, and almost a full day before I could walk well.

Submitted on 06/06/2013

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: 2 June 2013, Iowa, United States

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Candi said:
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Oh dear. That was just asking for a concussion. (Dad's a gardener.) Thanks, and submit again!

Bruce said:
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Yikes! Thanks for a great example of how not to dispense of tree branches!

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