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    Worker pulled into wood chipper

    Re: Worker pulled into wood Read Dr.John Ball's recent article on chipper safety in TCI magazine. His work is based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics data and sound scientific methods. I have a bit of experience with chipper safety. I have spent time with some of the manufacturers, been asked...
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    Worker pulled into wood chipper

    Re: Worker pulled into wood The problem with your suggestion Jomoco is that in most of the fatalities the safety devices were bypassed or inoperable.Simply adding another will not solve the problem. In my opinion some of the new systems increase risk to the worker as they create a false sense...
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    Worker pulled into wood chipper

    Re: Worker pulled into wood Think of it every time you chip.
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    Worker pulled into wood chipper

    Re: Worker pulled into wood A majority (about 75%) of the total body fragmentation fatalities are due to workers pushing material into the chipper with their feet. In general, total body fragmentation deaths occur when a worker places a body part (hand or foot) into the infeed system. The...
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    Boy who fell from tree in Belville dies

    Not an arborist fatality, but it makes a point I tried to make yesterday when I watched a friend ascend to about 20 feet, unsecured, in a tree. "You need to be secured anytime you are off of the ground." This kid fell only 6 feet and died as a result of his injuries...
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    OR-OSHA Public Education Fall Workshop Schedule

    The new OR-OSHA Public Education Fall Workshop Schedule (October - December, 2009) is now available You can find the latest schedule of our NO-COST classes at: http://www.cbs.state.or.us/external/osha/education.html If you also received a copy of our schedule in the mail and in future only...
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    Worker pulled into wood chipper

    http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/indiana/Worker_pulled_into_wood_chipper_killed_20090901 WARSAW, Ind. (WANE) - An employee of Treecore Inc., a contract tree trimming company working on the Kosciusko REMC system, was killed in an accident Tuesday morning. The accident happened in the Hoffman Lake...
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    1 tree-trimmer killed, 2 injured

    http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/307332 A man injured while trimming a palm tree Tuesday morning has died, an official said. The 30-year-old was struck by approximately 50 fronds that fell from the top of the 40-foot tree and knocked him unconscious at 10:38 a.m., said Capt. Tricia Tracy, a...
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    Southern Oregon event highlights workplace safety

    Safety innovation is focus of Medford conference Southern Oregon event highlights workplace safety (Salem) – The latest workplace safety and health information will be showcased at the Southern Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Conference. The annual conference, scheduled for Oct. 21-22...
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    Landscaper electrocuted in southwest Houston

    I would have to see the AC unit. Not sure why he touched it, how he touched it, or where he touched it. It may have been a freak acident for the landscaper, but probably not for the HVAC folks that installed or serviced it.
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    Don't Text and Drive PSA

    Don\'t Text and Drive PSA http://www.break.com/index/dont-text-and-drive.html
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    Logger fighting for his life in Seattle hospital

    http://www.kxly.com/global/story.asp?s=10959367 COEUR D'ALENE -- A father of three is fighting for his life at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after he was badly hurt clearing trees near Sandpoint. Chris Owens was critically injured when a treetop fell on him earlier this week. The tree...
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    Landscaper electrocuted in southwest Houston

    http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=6973619 HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A landscaper was electrocuted Wednesday while blowing leaves at an apartment complex in southwest Houston. The complex is located on Ranchester at Harwin. An eyewitness says the worker's leaf blower came in...
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    Covington man dies in tree-cutting accident

    http://www.jconline.com/article/20090813/NEWS09/90813007 Doug Krout, 29, died Wednesday night after being injured while cutting a tree at 717 Second St. in Covington, police reported today. Covington Police Chief Larry Weber said police received a call about 9:20 p.m. Wednesday. "The young...
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    Tree trimmer dies after falling onto power line

    http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/08/man-electrocuted-after-falling-onto-power-line.html A 64-year-old tree trimmer died after he fell onto a power line, authorities said. Marian Malewski, 64, had been working on a tree in the 4400 block of North Kenneth Avenue in the Irving Park...
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    WA-DOSH Currently Scheduled Workshops

    http://www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/TrainTools/Workshops/Available/default.asp DOSH also has available a variety of on-line safety course and employee training kits. To learn more about these free resources please click on this link - http://www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/TrainTools/Online/Courses/default.asp
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    Crane turned right-side-up

    http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story/Crane-turned-right-side-up/2Du5_YvwN0mZrv8b7CRcOQ.cspx Sylvan Beach (WSYR-TV) – It didn't take long for crews to right the 130-ton crane in Sylvan Beach that tipped over Saturday when a large tree branch fell onto it. Much of the mess was cleaned up...
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    Cheatham man fatally electrocuted

    Not an arboricultural fatality, but it illustrates the risk of step potential. http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090807/MTCN0101/308070008/1291/Cheatham+man+fatally+electrocuted A 24-year-old Cheatham County man was fatally electrocuted Friday morning near Greer Stadium in Nashville...
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    ITCC Coverage

    The pictures and video are gone.
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    Safety conference coming to Redmond, OR

    Central Oregon event showcases safety investment Employers and workers in Central Oregon can give their bottom line a boost by encouraging workplace safety and health education at the Central Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Conference. The event, which is focused on the theme "Safety and...

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