Lift operator electrocuted, son hurt The operator of an aerial lift was electrocuted and his son was injured while trying to rescue him October 1, 2021, in Melbourne Beach, Florida. The man was in the bucket of a lift working for a tree-trimming service when he accidentally made contact with an electric line while trimming […]
Davey Tree Expert Company of Canada, Ltd., has acquired Antler Services, Inc., of Brantford, Ontario. Antler Services, Inc., has provided comprehensive landscape, lawn-care, snow-removal, equipment-maintenance and pest-control services for more than 40 years, and has almost 50 employees. Its Garden Centre serves homeowners and businesses across the Brantford area. The addition of Antler is Davey […]
AN EXCERPT FROM TCIA’S “BEST PRACTICES FOR STUMP GRINDER OPERATIONS IN ARBORICULTURE” – CHAPTER SIX. A stump grinder is a heavy-duty machine designed to cut the wood fibers of a tree stump and buttress roots using immense power from a spinning cutter wheel. The idea is to remove all visible traces of the woody tree […]
The first two items occurred in August 2021, but were not included in the Accident Briefs for the month of August in the October 2021 issue of TCI. Tree worker injured in 30-foot fall A tree and landscaping-company worker was injured in a 30-foot fall from a tree he was cutting August 3, 2021, in […]
Man electrocuted using pole saw A man died after he was shocked while trimming trees from a ladder August 13, 2021, near Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office reported that Noah Ness, 33, of Royalton, Minn., was standing on a ladder using a pole saw to cut branches from a tree when he made […]
