Tree Trimmer Dies After Falling 60 Feet From A Tree

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• Corporate Authors:
  New Jersey Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Project (NJ FACE) ; New Jersey. Department of Health and Senior Services. Occupational Health Service
• Description:
  On October 15, 1993, a 38-year-old owner and operator of a small tree trimming company was killed after he fell approximately 60 feet from a large tree he was working in. The victim was working with two other employees to cut some branches from the tree when he fell to the ground. NJDOH FACE investigators concluded that, in order to prevent similar incidents in the future, employers should follow these safety guidelines: 1. Tree trimmers must be properly trained in the positioning and securing of climbing ropes. 2. Employers should conduct a job hazard analysis of the work area before starting a job. 3. Employers should consider certifying their supervisors and other interested workers as NJ Certified Tree Experts.
• Subjects:
  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidents
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Forestry
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  • Staff Development
• Keywords:
  • Accident-analysis
  • Accident-potential
  • Accident-prevention
  • Accidents
  • Injuries
  • Injury-prevention
  • Safety-equipment
  • Safety-practices
  • Traumatic-injuries
  • OSHA Region 2
  More +
• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Falls ; Prevention through Design (PtD) ; Landscaping Services
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE93NJ093
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  New Jersey ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20026566
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2013-109348
• 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 93NJ093, 1994 Dec ; :1-4
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1995
• Performing Organization:
  New Jersey Department of Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  56 - Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  1991/09/30
• End Date:
  2005/08/31
• Resource Number:
  FACE-93NJ093 ; FACE 93-NJ-093-01
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/170087/cdc_170087_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 69.45 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a1241c3598f069d241055445b6f38a9a9473a39c64a137b53d5d5889be3f9b6f2ed760018789a1a90fa0b131eb1ce5a6d0f11022c7fb0df48b3a067b6e7fd157