Tree Trimmer Falls 35 Feet to His Death in New Jersey

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE90NJ018

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Tree Trimmer Falls 35 Feet to His Death in New Jersey

1991/07/15
By New Jersey Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Project (NJ FACE) ...
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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English

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New Jersey Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Project (NJ FACE) ; New Jersey. Department of Health and Senior Services. Occupational Health Service

New Jersey Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Project (NJ FACE) ; New Jersey. Department of Health and Senior Services. Occupational Health Service Less -
Description:

On October 9, 1990, a 27-year-old tree trimmer fell to his death while trimming a tree. Although he used appropriate fall protection, the tree trunk section to which he was tied suffered a strong backlash, fractured, and broke off after the piece above it was cut away. The victim fell approximately 30 to 35 feet, with a section of the tree landing on top of him. NJDOH FACE investigators concluded that, in order to prevent similar occurrences in the future, the following safety guidelines should be followed: 1. Tree trimmers should evaluate the tree and its environment to determine the best method of performing the job safely; 2. Use appropriate cutting techniques; 3. When possible, tree trimmers should use alternate methods of tree trimming or felling; 4. Tree trimmers should have appropriate safety training.
Content Notes:

Formerly NJ9014
Subjects:

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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident-analysis Accident-potential Accident-prevention Accidents Forestry-workers Injuries Injury-prevention Logging-workers OSHA Region 2 Safety-equipment Safety-practices Traumatic-injuries Work-environment Work-practices
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Falls (0007) ; Landscaping Services (0028)

All (0000) ; Falls (0007) ; Landscaping Services (0028) Less -
Series:

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE90NJ018
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

New Jersey ; OSHA Region 2

New Jersey ; OSHA Region 2 Less -
CIO:

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

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

4 pdf pages
NIOSHTIC Number:

20026498
Citation:

Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 90NJ018, 1991 Jul; :1-4
Federal Fiscal Year:

1991
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 2022)
Start Date:

1991/09/30
End Date:

2005/08/31
Resource Number:

FACE-90NJ018
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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urn:sha-512:4e19399af4d7aa806ad908b08da8f13ed0d0d6bbd39f7448b9a4bab05b992e931e224639542fc8a2dc5636be026fb9a036cb2ecc06cf71290a8c6d8ea2e97339
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