The dangers of being a Lumberjack

[@patrioticyank4940]

Really glad to hear he is going to be okay and it was not life threatening

[@taztaz6539]

Accidents happen - they serve as a wake up call and the pain just means you aint dead yet - still not nice to see Thank you very much for sharing Bjarne

[@Whipple1]

Sorry to hear about your workmate getting injured. Hope he heals up soon and can return to productive work, again. I just retired last week after working parts of my career at what most people would consider dangerous jobs. Starting with high steel erection, I went into underground and surface mining, logging, saw milling, interstate road construction, and bridge erection. There were many accidents along the way and I had my share of close calls. Was always fortunate to be working with good job bosses who took the time to explain the scope of the work, go over details of our tasks, and put safety before all else. It also helped that in every workplace where I was employed the company was contentious about its workers and took extra steps to look out for our welfare. I consider myself extremely fortunate in that regard. Happy Holidays to you and your family, Bjarne! Cheers! Whipple

[@BjarneButler]

Wow you’ve done a lot of different things in your career

[@johns3106]

Nice to hear someone giving credit to their employer for running a safe workplace. Too often you hear, “Ahhh, the good ol’ days…we didn’t need safety gear or OSHA to protect us…we got hurt and LIKED IT!” I’ve worked in the tree service/land clearing field for 30+ years, and with one of my employers, the only way to get him to do things reasonably safely would be for me to tell him, “OSHA requires it!” What all the complainers forget about, is that OSHA is there to keep us workers safe when our employers don’t give two sh_ts about our safety!

[@briancooper9495]

I am a carpenter in residential construction,and appreciate what you guys do to keep the lumber flowing my way. Keep up the good work and stay safe!!

[@joewhitney4097]

Accidents happen so quickly and are very unforgiving. Hope the gentleman who was injured recovers completely and quickly. I remember watching your video where you were thrown up in the air from the down tree shifting. I thought, OMG that could have been a fatality! All of you, stay safe.

[@georgewilliamssr5230]

We do the MOST dangerous career in the world. Had my share of injuries. Gone to too many funerals. It pisses me off sometimes. When people complain about Timberfallers. While they live comfortably in their stick houses. And when others say they can do our job. I just look at them and laugh. And tell them,No, No you Can't. Be safe Brother. We are the last of an ancient tradition.

[@polarlab113]

I’m soon to be 70.my whole life was supported by the forest industry.my grandfather was a millwright and helped build Fraser mills and stayed on for 45 years.my dad was a logging contractor after WWll.I towed the logs and worked the tugs for 38 years.dad told stories of time and again watching lives being snuffed out in a heartbeat in a second of misfortune.It is the reality of that industry.The world is a dangerous place….live it well

[@johnfahey7215]

"others say they can do our job" LOL I'm a retired laborer, try to cut my own firewood much as possible, people think because you got a saw, you can cut down anything! Unfortunately, some guys believe them and get in way over their heads! I tell them I don't cut down any tree within 100 yds. of anything! 😀👍

[@jimscott8378]

I cut timber 37yrs. had my share of injuries, lost friends,,,,,,, rember old cutter friend of my dad,,, tell me when I was breakin in. bucking behind my dad. cutting gets into ur blood, bet u cut tell u get hurt or retire,,,,, it not when u get hurt,, but how bad,,,, said 1

[@jimscott8378]

fellers & buckers. are mean mother fuckers

[@georgewilliamssr5230]

@@jimscott8378 Gets in your blood for sure. My bosses have often asked me. With all the different things I do. Why on earth do I keep Falling. I simply tell them, it's the one job I enjoy the most. Simple as that. You stay safe . I started Falling in 1986. Spent a year 1/2 bucking before that and a season working on the rigging side. Sound like you and I have walked much of the same paths in life.

[@JS-oy6nn]

Hope the guy heals quickly.🤞

[@rogerford4427]

Thank you for what you do. Nicely done, that you gave respect to the man hurt.

[@jbthor9032]

Nice job Bjarne. Merry Christmas to you and your buddies.

[@patrioticyank4940]

It is Bjarne my father was a logger here in the U.S worked in the woods his whole entire life for 40 year's cut timber 🪵 he is now 7O years old and retired and seen his fair share of deaths and accidents over the years seen one guy get half his head took off right in front of him another get his head pinned in between two trees he actually knew one gentleman that got killed right on the same day he was supposed to retire he was getting really excited and not paying attention cause it was his last day of work be he's also had a lot of close calls himself be very careful out there Bjarne God bless sir.🙏♥️

[@scottcarter7886]

Geez that's crazy. I've been cutting for 30 years and could tell stories all night. My grandpa uncle and step dad all retired after 40 some odd years of cutting and some of their stories were pretty crazy for sure! Bjarne works in some sketchy places! Most of the craziest involved boulders

[@blmarti]

Hopefully your buddy will heal up quickly God bless brother

[@marcduclos9789]

It has to be a tricky thing to vid stuff. You did this good. The part of all the men getting together to help.

[@johnfahey7215]

Be safe, Brother. Foresters, fishermen, farmers have the highest mortality rate. Glad to hear this one wasn't too bad. Lost a buddy years ago on a road job, motorist in a big hurry whacked him. Others in cave ins etc. Stay safe. The Old Retired Laborer

[@DonReynolds-p7o]

Nice job I watch your channel a lot love to see the big trees come down, kind of majestic in away. Have always liked the big woods to old for it now though, be safe out there.

[@donpolk6555]

Got it today. Thanks again, and Merry Christmas.

[@petehendry4756]

Hope that guy is ok and gets back to work soon .

[@afleetcommand]

A game of statistics. Farming & Logging. Feel blessed to have for the most part survived. A replacement hip here from injury & reconstructed shoulder there ( came out of a tractor arm got hung and tore everything apart ) But after all these years, wouldn't trade it for the world. Just don't want my kids in this game. Grand kids either. GREAT video. But that is the typical from you not the exception. Thank you yet again for building these windows into your world.

[@BjarneButler]

Thanks for watching. Those are some pretty big injuries you’ve had, must have done pretty good stories to tell

[@navydogsadventures4332]

Hey Bjarne, never good to have a person get hurt. My old man carried some bodies out. He actually fell a snag and a widow maker fell out and crushed his head. It was his best friend. That almost made him quit. Be safe out there.

[@BjarneButler]

Wow that’s must’ve been tough

[@navydogsadventures4332]

@@BjarneButler My old man was very torn up when that happened.

[@patrioticyank4940]

Bjarne it's nice that you guys got the good health insurance up there to in Canada probably saves you a lot in medical bills down here a ambulance 🚑 ride alone can be anywhere between 5,000 dollars or more depending on travel distance.

[@fern6114]

You and some others in other works and Situations are really men… thanks for sharing all of your all work and passion for this dangerous working, cheers from Luxembourg 🇱🇺 europe hope the faller is fine…

[@weesebowski8651]

Nearly split my head last year from getting stuck deep in the mountains. Got stuck 4 times and the tree I feel should’ve pierced my skull if I didn’t move. Heavy snow that night and I’m glad to say I was lucky that day. I did get a good whack on the head but if I was standing there’s no way I’d be alive. With how I split the tree the dead one came flying down like a scene from Final Destination. Got me PPE that wknd…

[@eddyarundale1566]

🖐,hope you're buddy gets well soon.

[@malcolmgreene1868]

Hello Bjarne again, I wanted to give you a shout out and thank you for all the new clips on your work. I enjoy every one you post or have posted. Do you ever have any trouble with bears stalking you, I have had back in the 70's, just wondering? From your old faller friend from the US, stay safe.

[@BjarneButler]

Hi Malcolm. Nope haven’t had any stalk me. Most of my career has been on Vancouver island and there isn’t any grizzly bears here, only black bears

[@vogelj2009]

Great view and great video. Great watching a professional work.

[@Mike-vt6nc]

Good video be safe brother & be careful

[@shaneclark207]

Accidents are sobering, squashes complacency, and brings back vigilance on safety. All the best to your team member. An army of fellers!!! Assuming that is not typical?

[@TH-cl5be]

hello so why is it that the trees seem to keep getting dropped on top of each other does that not make it harder to buck up ?

[@julianalderson3938]

Good vids bro.think hard as f.. job but humble man whos happy to share. Thanx

[@johac7637]

I'm watching and anxiously wondering how bad, also fell on the BC Coast, also carried a IFA ticket for years, loaded a few myself. Spent 6 weeks in VGH spine unit myself, not a looking accident, non the less a accident, outside my window was the Heli Pad, all hrs of the day and night there were landings, and I'd have vivid dreams of accidents, loading riding with the basket, ugly stuff. Stay alert, even with shorter hrs, it's easy to get distracted. Are you using the Hexa chains, try them yet ?

[@paulmcreynolds1774]

Y'all stay safe out there.

[@drewmckee3552]

Used to work for a guy part time doing brush clean up.tree take.downs miss the work sometimes.

[@joebourke1018]

Dangerous job indeed, y'all make it look like it's not dangerous, it's cos y'all are professionals. Been there done that, I mean I'd do it again in a heartbeat if I was offered a job. Always enjoy watching your videos.

[@danrobsonjr247]

Exactly true I come from a 4 generation logging family started with my great grandfather and ended with me and my cousin thanks in part to the California government’s anti logging policies that are now just starting to show what we said would happen 20 years ago with wildfires that cannot be stopped because very few are logging and clearing the forests as they need to be. Back to how dangerous a job it is. It’s number 2 on the most dangerous jobs crab fishing is number 1 mining is number 3 . In the almost 30 years my father fell timber he lost 5 friends to logging accidents one of which he had to tell the man’s wife her husband was dead. I couldn’t imagine a harder job than that. When My grandpa ran his logging company he never tolerated anyone being drunk or hi on the job if someone showed up impaired they where fired on the spot because it’s so dangerous. There’s hundreds of ways to get hurt or killed logging from trees barberchairing or going backwards widomakers to equipment operator errors or distractions things go bad very quickly out in the woods. My family logged in the Northern California Serra Nevada mountains in Eldorado County Eldorado National Forest mostly along the hiway 50 and iron mountain rd / Mormon immigrant trail corridors from 50 to the Georgetown corridor and up from iron mountain to hiway 88 . My great grandfather logged From the 1930s through to the 1970s my grandfather logged around the 1960s and operated his company until 2000 when my grandfather retired my dad fell timber in the 1970s to 1999 when he was forced into quitting the woods due to lack of work my cousin logged for my grandfather for about 4-5 years then found work after grandpa retired running skidder for another logging company for about 7-10 years then he too quit the woods because of Californias anti logging policies.as for me I worked for gramps at 12 years old off and on sometimes being the gopher to helping dad wedge trees over them as I got older I helped pile brush wedge trees set a few chokers and at 19 was starting to learn how to run the grader when I graduated from high school in 1996 and made a promise to find better work I was never full time just when needed and when not in school or wherever chores needed to be done at home I made that promise to my dad because California was killing the logging industry and soon it would be gone. Now only 2 logging companies remain in the county when there was at least 10 when our family logged.

[@IRONHORSE427RACING]

Sadly I had my best Friend Killed while Falling several years ago and I've seen more than one guy get busted up perdy good. It's a sobering reminder that you GOT TO HAVE YOUR WITTS ABOUT YOU AT ALL TIME, STAY FOCUSED ON THE TASK AT HAND AND ALWAYS FOLLOW THE RULES. You can have a bucked log roll onto your leg or crush you just as easy as a chunk of widow maker come out of the canopy and hit and kill you like my Friend. He left behind a lovely wife and 4 small children and it only took a mili second of an err of judgement or lack of focus (we will never know because no one actually saw what happened) to end him. I think of him everyday my Son and I climb into the Pickup to go out to work and tried like hell to convince our Son to do something else for a living but when you have sawdust and Bar oil in your blood....it's hard to ignore what God intended you to do. I'm so very glad the Faller is not seriously hurt , not to say any broken bones are not serious. We wish him a speedy recovery. You take care and be careful Bjarne my friend.....Randy, Trevor and Tracie the Hill Family, H&H Logging.

[@BjarneButler]

Sorry to hear about your friend Randy. Your right about having your Witt’s about you all the time.

[@OkanganMadViking250]

morning buddy hope you're doing well staying warm and busy stay alert be careful be kind and happy cutting buddy. And other thing accidents are something that happen in any profession out there but you as the worker always gotta be aware of your surroundings at all times and always have eyes open out there listen for noises that are uncommon always look up not just straight ahead and always check your footing especially out in forest because everything out there is dangerous and can kill you at any given moment u always gotta be aware and looking out for yourself and eachother.

[@ShiverPlumbingTN]

Great simple filming I can see the tree moving by the daylight when you’re driving wedges!

[@julianalderson3938]

Was all firewood kanuka in nz. Glad we stopped tho cos they were old kanuka. And needa stay.

[@thor_ragnarok_odindrakensa1500]

Hola, habilita los subtítulos, para entender mejor todo lo que decís, suena interesante, pero entiendo una décima parte.- Saludos y hermoso trabajo el que tienes, eso quería hacer en mi juventud, pero el destino me encamino en otro rumbo.- 😎 😎 😎 😎 😎

[@BrianDoherty-e8s]

I was surprised you do not make the distinction between lumberjack and logger. Usually a lumberjack works in a mill with lumber and a logger works in the woods with logs.

[@thankswillie]

could you update us on the guy that got hurt,also wondering what happened,,,,thinking he fell off a cliff?

[@PaulBlundell-xf6mt]

Great stuff bud , Paul York UK .

[@joegreenwood1443]

How tall was that yew that you fell? Looked pretty tall in the video.

[@BjarneButler]

120-150ish

[@ShiverPlumbingTN]

Bjarne I started wearing gloves due to wife saying my hands rough now for protection and grip .They are often black and orange would match your uniform ! Seems like if you could get used to you’d enjoy .

[@acidheadzzz]

20:35 is that a guy standing in the bush behind the guy cutting? Looks like he’s wearing a short sleeve white shirt with blue or black pants, black shoes. You can see his left lower arm and hand and his lower body and stomach but can’t see his upper body or head. I zoomed in and as far as I can tell that’s a guy standing there behind the guy felling the tree. Is that what you zoomed in at or? Maybe it’s an optical illusion and that’s not even a person? lol It’s after the accident so I don’t know if him being there has anything to do with the accident or maybe he’s there because of editing and the two things are unrelated. Bjarne or anyone else do you see that guy at 20:35 ? I hope that fellow was okay?

[@dcvariousvids8082]

Hope it works out for him and he’s back earning a crust soon.

[@karl-egertdaskov6217]

im just saying but what i like to do when cutting is to place a wedge in the tree even if i know its gonna go just to be sure i mean like just placing it in the cut not banging it in because it doesent take any more time but it sure has saved alot of it in the past for me

[@BjarneButler]

Nothing wrong with putting a wedge in, just incase

[@geraldfelchGoose]

That content was awesome Thanks

[@nathanjoerndt8804]

NEVER EVR KEEP CUTTIN G WHEN A TREE IS STARTING TO FALL DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SOMEONE COLD GET HURT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SERIOUSLY HURT! but then again what the heck do i know ???

[@darrenmoore2305]

Love it,,,,,,, that saw is throwin chips,,,

[@erwin5853]

Be careful Bjarne. It is importend. Erwin

[@normanblanchard-n6s]

Bjane greetings from the Philippines don't know if you remember or not I am an American retired logger living here in Manila like you married to a Filipina girl we chatted about a yr ago think you ever get over here for vaction?

[@julianalderson3938]

We did some trees years back. Had no idea just jonsereds n luck. Few very close calls. Lot of hang ups. Was no utube then just she'll be right.

[@sammylacks4937]

Had a buddy that was cutting a poplar. Suddenly a dead limb fell , hitting his thigh and inpaling it thru the front down and out the back side. Just that fast. He had the part that was in his thigh displayed over the mantle as a good luck charm. Hmmm go figure.

[@BjarneButler]

Ouch luckily it didn’t hit an artery.

[@isaac3175]

Some pretty decent little yellows in there.

[@moodhafizasharafaddin2013]

nice job.

[@jbthor9032]

I've never ridden in a helicopter before. Just passenger planes. What's it like? Do you have to wear headsets?

[@OkanganMadViking250]

helicopters are actually pretty cool to ride in but yes headsets are a must otherwise u can't hear nothing or talk to the pilot.

[@ghnghm7648]

Hi bro, how long will it take me to learn to cut trees. Not the same job, dear, something close to you?

[@BjarneButler]

Depends on previous experience. Saw experience? Any related bush/logging work?

[@ghnghm7648]

@@BjarneButler zero experience bro :)

[@isaac3175]

Please tell all the guys be careful and hellos from craig alaska. You be careful to mr. :)

[@julianalderson3938]

We knew nuthin and were lucky.

[@billbliss2500]

He never did get that piece out of the far side….

[@Mikishots]

I guess it's cost - prohibitive to not have all fallers certified in first aid? Seems strange to have to wait for a guy that has his ticket.

[@ronb4493]

I hope your body gets well soon

[@robertodebeers2551]

The ground is so flat. Some catfaces, too. Very sorry about the accident.

[@fredscheerle7592]

Marmalade good on toast

[@therrienmichael08]

New Subscriber I can look forward to hours of viewing

[@jeffcoon7160]

Fine line between informing and educating your audience and flat out using a situation for views. You handled that professionally. It's always good to learn from an incident but youtube is probably not the proper outlet.

[@Revellersaws]

So, making this into a VHS and showing it at orientation? I don't understand how you think that an audience of billions can be "used". If people click, it's because they WANT the content, creators don't make the rules.

[@jeffcoon7160]

@J&A T I think there are unscrupulous people who would use a man's accident for personal gain and the weirdos who just want to see carnage. Simply giving props to Bjarne for keeping it professional. Would I like to know the details of the accident to better educate myself and employees? Absolutely. Maybe you're correct, though; it's possible youtube is the perfect tool to educate the masses. Out of respect for the man in the basket, that decision is his, not ours.

[@Revellersaws]

@@jeffcoon7160 Props to you for seeing both sides. I personally like the Work Safe BC videos for safety stuff, but I have witnessed guys who wouldn't watch anything labelled safety if their eyes were taped open. Keep it sharp, thanks for the debate!

[@mattfleming86]

There are a LOT of laymen cutters that watch Bjarne.. myself included. I want to know what happened so that I can keep myself safer. Sadly safety rules are written in the blood of others. You can either dwell on that fact or sit down, shut up, and try to take a lesson from it to make your (and everyone else's) future just a little safer.

[@jeffcoon7160]

@Matt Fleming Matt, I wish there existed an in depth free source of safety information available to everyone. The work safe BC faller series is good as is the monthly mortality report published by TCIA, tree care industry association- although that requires membership. Bjarne is a great faller and sets a helluva standard for others. If I never tie another tourniquet the rest of my career I'd be ok with that.

[@tjlovesrachel]

Can’t cut when the choppers gone…. Interesting

[@almiraferreiradeoliveira492]

🇧🇷❤️🌹

[@garengtutorial8923]

👍👍👍👍 bagus

[@ACDCrockingroll]

Why do you leave the chainsaw behind I take it with me

[@jbthor9032]

So it's not just you and 2 other guys. You have a whole army of guys cutting down trees. Wow. Who got hurt? Will he be alright?

[@BjarneButler]

Ya on this job there was a lot of guys on the hill. The guy is doing good last I heard

[@ExploringCabinsandMines]

Any women loggers ? ever see any bear cougar etc ?

[@BjarneButler]

There’s a few women out there. They’re on Instagram. Off the top of my head there’s: “tree_being” she’s a faller in California. There a local faller I know but not sure if her page is public.

[@BjarneButler]

For bears and cougars I mostly see on the road on the way to work. Cougar I’ve only seen a couple times ever. Bear I’ve run into in the bush and the saw always scares them away. And it’s always in the morning while it’s quiet and we’re hiking from the road through the bush to our saws or when we fire up and the sound startles them, then we see them.

[@ExploringCabinsandMines]

@@BjarneButler Cool thanks from Washington state

[@makmak151515]

I have a small logging and milling operation. I’m getting to be an old fart and I hate working with others but after watching stuff like this maybe it’s Time to bring somebody along. I have a beautiful daughter who’s dumb as a post

[@niklasmay8475]

👍💯german brandenburg