'Ax Men': Trailer Full Of Logs Slides Off The Road And Down The Mountain (VIDEO)

Logging is one of the most dangerous jobs in America, and on "Ax Men" (Sun., 9 p.m. EST on History) viewers got to see why.

A trailer fully loaded with valuable logs slid off the road and down the mountain, but luckily driver Matt Skerbeck was able to keep his cab on the road. Barely. "If that truck would have backed up one foot," he said, "I would have jumped."

However, he wasn't able to escape the wrath of Rygaard logging owner Craig Rygaard. Incensed, he yelled "I cannot believe you cut this corner and drove off this f***ing road! ... Idiot!"

Looking at the muddy track, Skerbeck defended himself: "This road is so slick that it was not possible for me to keep the trailer on the road."

Craig and the crew managed to salvage the trailer from the steep slope, but with $1,000-worth of logs still laying there he decided to cut his losses and call it a day.

"Ax Men" airs Sundays at 9 p.m. EST on History.

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[belldn3]

07:07 PM on 02/13/2012

Thousand dollar load? That's it? 15 to 20 trees is nothing but 1 thousand dollars profit? He's losing money in labor cost isn't he?

[wurkinman1]

03:11 PM on 02/13/2012

guy coulda died and his as&*ole boss just reemed him out.......oh yeah....than apologized....glad to see he is OK, and sorry to see your boss is a jerk

[newsomemr]

07:56 PM on 02/13/2012

I work in the logging industry, and yeah most bosses are.

[all im sayin is]

11:00 AM on 02/13/2012

""This road is so slick that it was not possible for me to keep the trailer on the road."" Wished I coulda seen dat it wuz slick from da FRONT o da truck!!! Ain't hindsight a...!?!?!?

[troutbumaz]

10:51 AM on 02/13/2012

Idiots. What happened to OSHA? Our company, a manufacturing company, has to jump through so many hoops it adds a very real cost to production. Yet, you see no "safety" protocols for these idiots. My hope is it will somehow lead to their removal from the gene pool