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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
