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MountainMedic

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Sep 28, 2017
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First thing I thought, that guy's an idiot.
I've sern a man halved by a tension cable.


Then of course there's the infamous & tragic Dewek Cox story.




View: https://youtu.be/SDIk9DOro4A?si=ClXiFyhxccnfjHAY
Only thing scarier is a hydraulic line failure, the injuries I've seen are devastating. Usually like defensive wounds as people reach towards the problem not understanding how much power they're trying to deal with.

Nightmare level maiming...
 

sparkuri

Pulse on the finger of The Cimmunity
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Only thing scarier is a hydraulic line failure, the injuries I've seen are devastating. Usually like defensive wounds as people reach towards the problem not understanding how much power they're trying to deal with.

Nightmare level maiming...
Like on heavy equipment?
And they're whipping around?
 

MountainMedic

Rock Kicker
Sep 28, 2017
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Like on heavy equipment?
And they're whipping around?
That happens, but its the hose leaks I'm thinking of. Hot hydraulic fluid at 4,000fps. Cuts like a laser, I've seen it cleave bone.
That shit hits you In the chest and you've got instant holes through your heart and lungs. Very dirty holes.
Pretty hard to fix if a guy like me can even get you to a place with an operating room and competent surgeon.