One of two men cutting a tree suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries after the tree fell on him on January 17, 2021, in Dunlap, Tennessee. The incident happened off road in a wooded area at the base of a bluff. The two men were about 100 feet below the bluff cutting a small tree when […]
A man was struck and injured by a tree limb he was trying to cut down on January 17, 2021, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma City Fire Department responded to what it initially described as a “life or death rescue.” Firefighters had to remove the tree limb to free the man, 53 years old, […]
OSHA reports are not included in the accident graphic. OSHA reported the following incidents that were not found in published news reports. The dates given are approximate, as they reflect the date of OSHA inspection, and few details were available. January 8, 2021: A serious-injury accident involving a tree care company employee was reported in […]
A landscaper was seriously injured on December 16, 2020, in Southold (Long Island), New York, when a large tree branch fell onto his head. Landscapers with a local nursery were cutting down trees when the accident occurred. First responders with the Southold Fire Department and Stony Brook First Responder unit treated the Peconic, N.Y., man, […]
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 […]
