I have been looking for statistics on fatalities amongst people who climb trees and I can't find any. Just curious, I know that we are all lumped into one general "timber cutter" catagory. Which is said to be the most dangerous job or very close to the next wich is fisherman.
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Sunrise Guy
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This'll getcha started, although it's a bit dated---
http://www.isa-arbor.com/publications/arbnews/apr04/feature.aspx
http://www.isa-arbor.com/publications/arbnews/apr04/feature.aspx
TackleTree
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Wow thats pretty high when it is put in it own category. I too was looking for the statistics. I was having a debate (while watching Deadliest Catch) with a lady friend about the most dangerous job. She was saying the fisherman but i was saying tree work. The search produced the exact info. Anyway if i still talked to her i would say "TOLD U SO"! :greenchainsaw: 
woodchux
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I know I would rather be in a tree then on a crab boat.
I wonder about those stats for arborists. Are they including climbers that aren't arborists?
I wonder about those stats for arborists. Are they including climbers that aren't arborists?
TackleTree
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I am with you on that one looks miserable. I believe it would cover anyone killed performing tree work.woodchux said:
Diesel JD
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A lot of that stuff is preventable by just thinking through the situationa little more thoroughly. There's no excuse for a groundman to be killed on teh job...ever. If the climber and the crew control teh kill zone and communicate no worries. Climbing is dangerous and I don't know that any amountof common sense or training will prevent injuries and deaths from sometimes occuring there.
TackleTree
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No matter the profession, carelessness is almost always the reason for injury or death. A wise teacher once told me there are no accidents just incidents. Granted that some are higher risk due to the fact then when an incident occurs death is immenent. IE high fall or large machine total body dismemberment.
squisher
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Heh I moved from Highlead cable logging to tree care so I guess things just got a whole lot safer for me. Just kidding working a dangerous profession is all about one thing focus focus focus. Getting home at the end of the day is the singlemost important thing to me. Never forget what could happen and in doing so you just might prevent it from actually happening. That article is scary but theirs nothing wrong with a little fear it helps keep you sharp.
Diesel JD
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I like that...no accidents just incidents. It isn't always true though. Well I drive a truck most of the time and today I just saw a horrific accident when I was on my route. If I was another 1/2 mile further down the line, I could have been killed, and there is nothing that I did to be involved and little I could ahve done to get out of the way. If i was a half mile further than that, I would never have seen it. So I was reminded that the single most risky thing all of us do on a daily basis is get behind the wheel of a car or truck, and you can die in any profession. Just like driving, and maybe even more so, working on trees and/or with a chainsaw there is no time to take a mental holiday. So the bottom line is, I think if you work carefully and use good sense you can be safe in the trees, but stuff happens. Life is uncertain.
