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    Tree trimmer hurt when falling limb pierces should

    http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/breakingnews/tree071509.htm DAYTONA BEACH -- A man was hospitalized in serious condition this morning after falling from a tree and being stabbed by a limb. Daytona Beach fire department spokesman Lt. Fred Godawa said the unidentified man in...
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    Port a wrap oddity

    We saw the same thing on the new, black Port-A-Wrap. New rope, controlled lowering on small pieces, and the same thing happened. We got rid of all of the black ones and the problem went away.
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    Widow sues over man's death after limb hit him

    Widow sues over man\'s death after limb hit him http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20090710/NEWS03/307109968 The widow of a Black River man who died after being struck on the head by a sawed tree limb has filed suit against the company she claims was responsible for the accident...
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    31-year-old tree trimmer killed in Elm Grove accid

    http://www.jsonline.com/news/waukesha/50478412.html Elm Grove — A 31-year-old man was killed in a tree cutting accident shortly before 10 a.m. Friday at a residence at 14105 St. George Court, Elm Grove police said. Dale Simek, of Trevor in Kenosha County, died after the tree he was working on...
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    First day of tree removal

    Watch the video and you will see why I posted this in the Awakenings section. I would be suprized if someone isn't injured during the clean up. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6520424.html
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    Cutting edge in tree protection

    http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/200...tree-protection Cutting edge in tree protection Debate over regulation should highlight the risks of a bad trim When a tree trimming job is bungled, the effects go far beyond the tree. Money is wasted; people and property can be injured or damaged...
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    Tree through power line cuts electricity in Terra

    http://www.marinij.com/novato/ci_12768934 A botched tree-topping job caused a tree limb to snap a power line Monday night, cutting power to some 2,500 Terra Linda residents, some for nearly seven hours. The incident occurred at 7:23 p.m. Monday near Arias Street at Nova Albion Way, said Katie...
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    Man killed in fall identified

    http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20090706/COMMUN05/90706019/Man+killed+in+fall+identified 59-year-old man from Castle Creek was killed accidentally Friday when he fell from a ladder while tree-trimming on DeForest Street in Binghamton. Binghamton police today identified the man as Robert...
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    In-Depth: Protect Your

    http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/news/investigative/In_Depth_Protect_Your_Ash_july_05_2009 SAINT PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota has one of the largest concentrations of Ash trees in the country, estimated at 900 million. Every one of them is in danger of being killed by this pest. There are...
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    Tree Trimming Favor Takes Bad Twist

    http://www.kctv5.com/news/19943737/detail.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A man's life was in the balance Friday morning when a tree-trimming job took an unexpected twist. Dan Cummins was trimming a tree for his father-in-law when he cut a couple of branches off a massive tree in the back yard near...
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    Police name forestry worker crushed to death

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10582281 Police name forestry worker crushed to death 9:51AM Friday Jul 03, 2009 A forestry worker who was killed while working alone in the Waikato's Rangitoto Ranges, east of Te Kuiti, last night has been named. Ronald Jim...
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    Toddler Shocked By High Voltage Power Line

    http://www.fox13now.com/news/kstu-2-year-old-boy-shocked-by-high-voltage-power,0,3368090.story BOUNTIFUL, Utah - A 2-year-old was shocked by a high voltage power line that fell onto a swingset at 733 W. 3200 South in Bountiful. Police are calling it a freak accident and Bountiful City Power is...
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    Man dies after falling from cherry-picker

    http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scotti...86908-21441916/ A YOUNG man was killed when he plunged 30ft from a cherry-picker as he pruned trees. Daniel Meehan, 28, was working on the machine's extendable platform when it overturned on a steep driveway. He was crushed under the machine and died...
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    Tree-cutting crew discovers skeletal remains in PA

    http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090619/NEWS/906190323/-1/NEWSMAP MOUNT POCONO — A routine day for a tree-cutting crew became a "CSI" episode Thursday when one of the workers found human skeletal remains in Mount Pocono. Debi Brundage of Moscow was working with a crew...
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    Fire crews help remove trimmer from tree

    Fire crews were called to help remove a tree trimmer from a tree after he reported feeling tingling sensations near a power line. Rockledge Fire Department crews were called about 1:30 p.m. Monday to the 900 block of Bellaire Lane in a residential area, just west of Murrell Road, officials...
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    Man electrocuted in Hoxie

    http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=10544201&nav=0jsh HOXIE, AR (KAIT) - A man was electrocuted in Hoxie Tuesday afternoon while working to trim a tree. According to the Hoxie Police Chief, a man was in a bucket truck trimming tree limbs, when he hit a power line. The man was...
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    Man dies after tree falls on him

    http://www.kentucky.com/181/story/831926.html A Mercer County man died Sunday when a tree fell on him as he tried to cut it down. Anthony Woodard, 25, was cutting down the tree in the Mallard Cove subdivision in Burgin when it fell just before 2 p.m. Mr. Woodard was unable to get out of the...
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    Tree Trimmer Gets Stuck In Tree

    http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/48075007.html Firefighters helped rescue a tree trimmer who got caught in a tree. Eau Claire firefighters responded to Moholt Drive around 4:00 Sunday afternoon. A man trimming trees was about 50 feet off the ground. He had his hand pinned between the tree...
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    Tree Trimmer Doing Better After Unusual Accident

    Not that unusual, as transportation-related accidents are the number one cause of death for tree workers. http://www.action3news.com/Global/story.asp?S=10538234&nav=menu550_2 Omaha, NE - There is some good news for a tree trimmer who was hurt during an unusual accident. It happened on...
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    Two Western Pa. women shocked by fallen power line

    You are right Riggs. John and I sit around all day and make up the numbers. No one has ever been killed or injured doing tree work, or ever will be. So there is no need to try to learn from what other people do in order to increase safety. I guess I'll just throw my degrees in the garbage and...

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