Thumb Tied: Man Pressured to Return to Work After Being Hung By Thumbs
It was a pleasant day in Wichita. The sun was out. A cool breeze ambled from the north and Guy Lambertson was on the job. Guy was one of the best landscapers in town. People knew him. They respected him. Guy’s reputation for quality was surpassed only by his reputation for safety.
Which is why this story was so heartbreaking.
Landscapers use a pulley system to lower branches from trees. A rope is tied around the branch, fed through a pulley, and the limb is lowered to the ground safely. Guy knew that. He’d used the system for years.
But this day something went wrong. Guy’s thumb got caught in the rope as it snapped upward, pulling...
