OSHA inspection reports – Dec 2020

An OSHA inspection classified as a “referral” means a first responder observed that an incident was occupational in nature and called OSHA, whereas one classified as “accident” means the victim was hospitalized and the employer notified OSHA. The date we publish is when the OSHA inspection was opened, and it may lag as much as […]

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Homeowner hurt by cut tree

A man was injured November 30, 2020, in Calvin Township, Michigan, while cutting down trees on his property. Ro-Mell Dungey, 40, had been trying to remove trees on his property when one of the trees fell on him. His 14-year-old son removed the tree and then went to find help. Fire and EMS personnel removed […]

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Worker killed by felled tree

A tree worker died after he was pinned to the ground by a felled tree on November 25, 2020, at a home in Sudbury, Massachusetts. The 26-year-old man from Everett, Mass., was working for a contracted tree-trimming service. It was reported that the victim was not breathing, and responding Sudbury officers began performing CPR on […]

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No injuries when cut tree strikes garage

A woman was home but uninjured after a neighbor’s tree that was being felled by a tree company struck her home’s garage on November 25, 2020, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The tree service was hired to remove three trees, but one of the trees fell in an unintended direction. Although the neighbor had assured the […]

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Climber suffers serious cut

A tree trimmer was rescued from a palm on November 22, 2020, in Hughson, California, after he apparently cut himself with his saw, became disoriented and slid about 30 feet down the trunk. The man, in his late 40s or early 50s, was hired to do the tree work and was high in the tree […]

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