Arborists: Look Up, Stay Clear & Stay Secured

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• Corporate Authors:
  Michigan State University
• Description:
  In Michigan from 2001-2018, 80 individuals who worked in Landscape Services (NAICS 561730) died from work-related injuries. Figure 1 shows how these injuries occurred. Sixteen of the 80 arborists died when they or the equipment they were working in was struck by a falling tree or limb, 15 fell from the tree, and seven were electrocuted while working in the tree or on the ground. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Electric Injuries Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Electrocutions Falls Hazards Landscape Services Workers Tree Trimmers Worker Safety
• Publisher:
  Michigan State University
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Lay Publication
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066683
• Citation:
  East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 2020 Mar; :1-2
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Arborists: look up, stay clear & stay secured
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bd63ac08e7ffc13cd6151214c8d1b20fb7521bdba1b74036e1610142718556e0ecf4ad892c6a63461bfa146363f05d92008595168fd93ddb742b2691f1396919
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230987/cdc_230987_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 285.97 KB ]