Tree Work Is Dangerous: Don’t Get Hurt, Get Trained!

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• Corporate Authors:
  New Jersey. Department of Health
• Description:
  In New Jersey, from 2011-2020, 40 workers DIED and approximately 430 workers were INJURED during tree trimming and pruning activities. A majority of the fatalities were due to struck-by, falls, machine-related, transportation-related, and electrocution incidents. The NJ Department of Health's investigations into the factors surrounding the fatalities described below showed that each one could have been prevented had proper work practices been followed. REMEMBER: Ensure that you and your workers are properly trained; Plan the job; storm cleanup can pose additional hazards; Inspect the tree and climbing equipment for defects before each job; Don't take shortcuts! [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Mortality Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Fatalities Landscape Services Workers Safety Education Tree Trimmers Work Practices
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Publisher:
  New Jersey Department of Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Lay Publication
• 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:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067631
• Citation:
  Trenton, NJ: New Jersey Department of Health, 2023 Mar; :1-2
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Performing Organization:
  New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Tree work is dangerous: don't get hurt, get trained!
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:45110e7e7ce63645e45a21aee24a675d8898809801170c45a9c9def1a51ccee1dcbb60d40e22cba7907bac462335b496d4abc4bf6ce1bb7d8d9bfbad75a885b2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/229188/cdc_229188_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.02 MB ]