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An Ohio tree company is under OSHA investigation after a crane's outriggers sank, tipping the rig into two homes. A reminder that ground bearing and cribbing aren't optional on residential crane jobs.
Why crews should care: A crane tipped on a routine backyard removal — here's what OSHA is now looking at.
Kansas City crews couldn't reach an unconscious bucket operator until Evergy killed power to the lines. A hard reminder of why MAD and aerial rescue plans matter.
Why crews should care: A tree worker went unconscious in a bucket 50 feet up near live lines — and rescue had to wait for the power company.
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…