Tree Trimmer Dies in L.A.
By: Kevin Thompson Vol: 36 | No: 7 | Published on: February 20, 2009
He was wearing fall protection while working in a 75-foot tree, but another hazard fells a worker in Los Angeles' hazardous palm trimming industry. Cal-OSHA Reporter
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A 23-year-old tree trimmer working in a 75-foot-tall palm tree in Los Angeles was killed Feb. 16 when he was trapped by a frond. Los Angeles Fire Department worked to remove the trapped worker, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. According to a newspaper report, the worker was wearing a fall protection harness … Read More » This...