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Workers’ Comp Claims in Colorado’s Cannabis Industry Not as High as You Think

It’s a safe bet that there are a number of those among us who envision workers in the marijuana industry as mostly a bunch of mellow bud-blazers haphazardly performing the daily tasks of trimming, potting, transporting or selling cannabis. Those …

Pennsylvania Tree Trimmer Survives Chain Saw Embedded in Neck

A tree trimmer was recovering in a day after he was rushed to a Pittsburgh hospital – with a chain saw blade still embedded in his neck – following a work-related accident. An X-ray released Tuesday shows the saw still …

New Mexico Tree Trimmer has 2 Freak Accidents in 6 Months

A veteran New Mexico tree trimmer is hospitalized in critical condition after being shocked by a power line – six months after he was hospitalized because of a bee attack. Authorities say 52-year-old Craig Benavidez of Las Cruces was trimming …