APRIL 3, 2014
Fallbrook/Bonsall Village News TheVillageNews.com
The dangers of do-ityourself tree work
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Case study Forty-four of the forty-five accidents analyzed were classified as either struck-bys or falls. The final accident is so unique - and yet in some ways so representative - that its best to relate a summary of the news account: “A 70-year-old gentleman in Fenton, Mich. scaled 65 feet of tree in his backyard for what he thought would be routine tree trimming. Unfortunately, this routine tree trimmer needed rescuing after he had nearly completed his yard work.” “I went to cut a limb over my head and lost concentration for a split second,” the gentleman said. “The limb went the wrong way, the rope got caught on my foot and broke it, and I couldn’t get down. I was just trying to save some money and do it myself, but one second of carelessness can wreak havoc.”
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