Abstract
To prevent tree trimming and removal fatalities, workers should:
- Perform a hazard assessment of the work area before starting work
- Appropriate personal equipment should be worn at all times while trimming or removing trees
- Determine the tree’s felling direction. Address forward lean, back lean, and/or side lean issues
- All trees and limbs should be inspected for structural weakness before work commences
- Have an escape route planned
Document Type
Alert
Publication Date
5-2011
Repository Citation
Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, "Workers Killed During Tree Trimming/Removal" (2011). Kentucky Haz Alerts--Other. 4.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/face_other_alerts/4
Included in
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Commons, Public Health Education and Promotion Commons
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Kentucky Haz Alert, v. 9, issue 3.