MARCH 31, 2015
FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT
A worker fell about 40 feet from a tree that he was trimming
at a Rock Major Road home at midday Monday.
The employee of Bert's Tree Service, who was conscious (but almost dead) when
emergency crews arrived on the scene, told police that he fell when his
tree-climbing spikes became undone.
Taken to a hospital for treatment, there was no immediate
information on the man's condition.
Firefighters said that officials at the state Occupational
Safety and health administration have been notified.
If no fall protection, then his employer, Bert’s tree
service, may have some explaining to do.