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Felling your backyard tree could be fatal — logging is one of the five most dangerous jobs in the world — and this broadcast discusses the cause of injuries and how to prevent them.
Date Released: 4/3/2008 Running time: 1:00 Author: MMWR Series Name: A Minute of Health with CDC
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A MINUTE OF HEALTH WITH CDC
Timber!
Nonoccupational Logging Fatalities — Vermont, 1997–2007
April 3, 2008
This program is presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC — safer, healthier
people.
Felling that backyard tree might not be as easy as it seems. Logging is one of the most
dangerous jobs in the world. Dozens of professional lumberjacks are killed each year in
the United States, and these are men with the expertise and equipment to handle such
jobs. Most weekend do-it-yourselfers, on the other hand, have neither the know-how nor
the tools to take on such risky work. Most deaths among novice loggers are caused by
people being hit or crushed by falling trees or limbs. So, whether you’re cleaning up after
a storm or shaping up the landscape, such work is best left to professionals. After all,
saving a dollar is never worth risking a life.
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