A Tree Trimmer Dies When He Falls from a Tree and is Struck by a Limb

Cierpich, Hank; Styles, Laura; Harrison, Robert

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE09CA010

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A Tree Trimmer Dies When He Falls from a Tree and is Struck by a Limb

2010/06/02
By Cierpich, Hank ; Styles, Laura ; Harrison, Robert
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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English

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Cierpich, Hank ; Styles, Laura ; Harrison, Robert

Cierpich, Hank ; Styles, Laura ; Harrison, Robert Less -
Corporate Authors:

California Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (CA/FACE) ; California. Department of Public Health. Occupational Health Branch

California Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (CA/FACE) ; California. Department of Public Health. Occupational Health Branch Less -
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A 43-year-old tree trimmer died after being struck by a limb of an adjacent tree. The victim was cutting off branches as he climbed up a dead tree. He had climbed to about 30 feet and cut off the top of the tree. As the treetop fell it struck an adjacent tree, which then toppled and caused the tree in which the victim was working to fall. As he fell towards the ground with his fall arrest equipment anchored to the tree, the victim was struck in the face by the branch of a third tree. Co-workers freed the victim from the fallen tree and called for assistance. When emergency responders finally arrived on the scene the victim was pronounced dead. The CA/FACE investigator determined that in order to prevent future incidents, employers who employ tree trimmers should ensure that: 1.) Every tree removal job is assessed for potential hazards posed by dead trees, and safe work procedures to eliminate the hazards are implemented. 2.) Tree trimming and felling should be performed or supervised by workers trained and certified by organizations such as the ISA (International Society of Arboriculture).
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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Accidents Forestry Forestry-workers Injuries Injury-prevention Landscape-services-workers Occupational-accidents Occupational-hazards OSHA Region 9 Safety-education Safety-engineering Safety-measures Safety-practices Safety-programs Traumatic-injuries Work-areas Work-operations Work-practices
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Falls (0007) ; Hispanic (0009) ; Foreign Born Workers (0022) ; Prevention through Design (PtD) (0025) ; ... More +

All (0000) ; Falls (0007) ; Hispanic (0009) ; Foreign Born Workers (0022) ; Prevention through Design (PtD) (0025) ; Landscaping Services (0028) Less -
Series:

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE09CA010
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

California ; OSHA Region 9

California ; OSHA Region 9 Less -
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

1-6
NIOSHTIC Number:

20037780
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2011-101381
Citation:

Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 09CA010, 2010 Jun; :1-6
Federal Fiscal Year:

2010
Performing Organization:

California Department of Public Health
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

56 - Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services - (NAICS 2022)
Start Date:

2005/07/01
End Date:

2026/06/30
Resource Number:

FACE-09CA010
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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