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The Fire Department got "oil dry" out and put it on the spill and then INDOT spread sand on it. Trees, saws and ladders don't mix In February 2016, a home- owner was seriously injured after falling from a ladder while trimming branches from a tree in Frederick, Oklahoma. The man was us- ing a chain saw to trim bro- ken limbs from the trees around his home. One of the limbs he severed fell into his ladder, knocking it over and causing the man to fall 12 feet to the ground. The man was discovered by a neigh- bor, lying face down in the yard beneath the tree. The badly bent ladder and chain saw were strewn on the ground nearby. He was tak- en by helicopter to OU Med- ical Center due to the nature of his injuries. "This story is, unfortu- nately, not an isolated inci- dent" says Tchukki Ander- sen, Board Certified Mas- ter Arborist, Certified Tree Safety Professional and staff arborist for the Tree Care In- dustry Association. "There are many stories in the news media each year depicting the sad details of homeown- ers getting severely injured or killed by attempting to manage large tree limbs on their own. Tree work, while appearing fairly straightfor- ward and simple, is actual- ly extremely complicated and technical. There is so much to understand about removing live or hanging tree branches, and it is not at all like cutting up fire- wood on the ground with a chain saw." Qualified tree profession- als are trained to look for and take special precautions against: • Trees or branches with decay, cracks or unbalanced weight. • Working near overhead electrical wires and other conductors. • Preventing falls from trees they are working in. • Removing portions of or entire trees without caus- ing bodily harm or property damage. Do-it-yourself homeown- ers have been hurt trying to cut their own trees in the fol- lowing manners: • Extension Ladders. Oops! If your ladder is too short to reach the branch, do not make the mistake of set- ting it on something such as on overturned garbage can to get the reach you need. Get a sturdy ladder that will reach at least five feet be- yond the branch you lean it on. When a large branch is cut from a tree, the loss of the weight will cause the rest of the limb to sudden- ly lurch up. Many unaware homeowners have been se- verely injured, some fatal- ly, when the ladder they are standing on falls out from under the branch they are cutting. The biggest danger is taking too big or too un- wieldy of a piece at one time. Cut the limb in small pieces. • Improper Tools Oops! Are you going to borrow your brother-in- law's chain saw? When was the last time that tool was properly sharpened or maintained? A dull chain forces you to use too much pressure, causing you to lose control. This can lead to many problems, most of them leading to the hospi- tal for emergency treatment of deep lacerations to your body. Andersen notes, "Use properly maintained equip- ment and the right size saw for the job." • Lack of knowledge about tree physics and bi- ology. Oops! It can't be done with just one cut. This is where those lacking experience in cutting live limbs from trees get hurt almost every time. Trees are mechanically com- plex organisms that need to be cut in a certain way to re- move pieces of them safely. Cutting off a large section of limb to save time will usually cause the branch to fall be- fore the cut is finished. The cut end will often tear into the branch all the way back to the trunk. This action can cause damage to the tree (and to you) as it swings out of control, usually on- to the ladder you are stand- ing on—or the person hold- ing the ladder. Therefore, it is always recommended to remove a large limb in sec- tions. If you are at all uncertain about what could happen by attempting your own tree work, contact a qualified tree care professional. 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