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4 – Tree Trimming Safety. Greatest Dangers. The most common types of serious tree trimming accidents are: 1. Electrocution. You can be seriously injured or killed if you come into contact. with an electric line. 2. Falling From Trees. You can be seriously injured or killed if you fall from a tree.

3. Being Struck by Trees or LimbsFile Size: 1MB. Nov 18, A tree trimmer died from injuries received when he fell approximately 30 feet out of the tree he was trimming. He braced his leg on a branch for leverage as he attempted to start a chain saw that was attached to his tool belt.

When the branch broke, the victim lost his balance and fell. Apr 06, When the limb fell, it struck the other tree worker on the head resulting in death. The trimmer on the ground should not have been in the “drop zone”.

It is the employer’s responsibility to establish verbal & visual communication to keep workers clear of falling bushleaning.barted Reading Time: 2 mins. A tree trimmer working at a home on Wausau’s northeast side died after a fall Monday, officials confirmed. Witnesses say the tree trimmer was working at a home on Woodland Ridge Road when he fell. Efforts to revive the man were not successful. The incident happened at about a.m. Monday.

No additional details were immediately released. Aug 17, DOUGLAS - A year-old Holland-area man died Monday, Aug. 16, after falling several stories from a boom lift he was using to trim trees. The Douglas Police Department and Saugatuck Township Fire.