Tree Trimming Fatality






A fatality during a tree trimming operation highlights the critical need for safety measures when working with tools, heights, and potentially unstable branches. This 1-page safety meeting topic, with 2 discussion questions, can be used to host a safety meeting or toolbox talk to review the lessons learned after a tree trimmer died when using a chain saw to clear a tree that was lying on a telephone wire.


Long Version - 6 pages

Long Version - 6 pages

Short Version - 2 pages

Short Version - 2 pages

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Quiz and Answer Sheet

Quiz and Answer Sheet

Fast Version - 1 page

Fast Version - 1 page

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Weeklysafety.com exclusive 1-page safety meeting topic, with two discussion questions, that reviews the lessons learned after a tree trimmer died when using a chain saw to clear a tree that was lying on a telephone wire.