Tree worker hurt in struck-by A worker on the ground was injured May 1, 2022, in Norton, Massachusetts, when he was struck by a piece of a tree being felled. The 19-year-old man was standing by the tree as it [...]

“We had a storm-damaged river birch with zero drop zone, and access for cranes and other equipment was prevented by fences, agarage and power lines," says the author of this photo. "I had to make a highline, attached to our [...]

Do you see a pile of gear or a pile of PPE? This is the second part of a two-part article on PPE by the author. The first, “What PPE Must an Employer Provide?” ran in the April 2022 issue [...]

Climber found dead in tree A tree trimmer was found unresponsive and hanging from his harness in a tree April 9, 2022, in Los Angeles, California. Police found David Cerigioni, 70, hanging upside down about 50 feet in the air. [...]

Type & number of incidents for February 2022 Climber hurt in struck-by A climber was injured after being struck by a free-falling limb during a crane operation February 14, 2022, in a town in Massachusetts. The company owner related to [...]