This first item occurred in March 2021, but was not reported in “Accident Briefs” for the month of March in the May 2021 issue of TCI. Climber seriously injured in 50-foot fall with limb A climber was seriously injured March [...]

Man electrocuted in tree A man was electrocuted when he apparently made contact with a power line while in a tree March 7, 2021, in Baltimore, Maryland. First responders received reports of a man stuck in a tree. Investigators believe [...]

There is a strong, positively correlated relationship between behavior and results. This is particularly true when it comes to risk management in tree care. Specifically, some behaviors observed in tree care operations can have disastrous consequences. Heinrich’s pyramid illustrates the [...]

Two injured in tree-truck crash Two people were injured in a crash involving an overturned aerial-lift truck February 4, 2021, in Santa Rosa, California. Firefighters with the Sonoma Valley Fire District had to extricate at least the driver from the [...]

Your Boots Are Your Solemates – Love Them, or They Will Leave You Illustration By Bryan Kotwica A pesar de ti y los miembros de tu equipo rudo, hay otro soldado silencioso y resistente en tu equipo: tu calzado de [...]