I guess we don’t hear about too many post hole digger accidents. This one is reported today in a Pittsburgh newspaper.
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Have to read between the lines I think. Not sure how both the husband and wife would be standing on the ground next to the post hole digger when it was in action. Anyway, the unfortunate result was the woman lost the lower part of her leg.
Apparently, somehow piece of fence wire caught in the turning post hole digger auger, and pulled her leg in.
she’s probably lucky she didn’t lose her life…
I’m just posting this because I think we always need reminders about how dangerous some things related to tractor use can be.
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Allegheny Township woman loses part of leg in fence hole digging mishap
A 42-year-old woman suffered a leg amputation in an accident that happened while digging holes for a fence Monday evening, Allegheny Township police Chief Dan Uncapher said. The incident in the 1300 block of Route 356 was reported shortly before 6 p.m. According to Uncapher, the woman and her...
Have to read between the lines I think. Not sure how both the husband and wife would be standing on the ground next to the post hole digger when it was in action. Anyway, the unfortunate result was the woman lost the lower part of her leg.
Apparently, somehow piece of fence wire caught in the turning post hole digger auger, and pulled her leg in.
she’s probably lucky she didn’t lose her life…
I’m just posting this because I think we always need reminders about how dangerous some things related to tractor use can be.