The moment tree surgeon thought he was going to die
Summary
A 26-year-old tree surgeon in Wiltshire suffered life-threatening injuries after a mobile lighting tower touched an overhead power line during nighttime hedge work. His employer was fined £60,000 after investigators found the risk from overhead power lines had not been properly assessed or controlled.
TSN Take
This is the kind of incident every tree company should study. The danger was not just the power line, but the change in working conditions, night work, mobile lighting, traffic pressure, and equipment movement near electricity.
Why It Matters
Overhead lines are one of the fastest ways routine tree work can turn fatal. For owners, this is a hard reminder that jobsite changes need a fresh risk assessment before work continues.
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