TIMMMM-BERRRR (WACK!) ~ Tree Trimmer Killed By Falling Tree
The Kentucky Wizard
By Craig Hoffman
(LOUISVILLE, July 19th, 2004, 7 p.m.) -- A tree trimmer from Texas in
Louisville to clear debris from last week's major storm died Sunday
evening when a massive tree fell on top of him. As WAVE 3's Craig
Hoffman reports, the 36-year-old father of three had been on the job
only a few days.
It happened in Indian Hills, one of the hardest hit areas off Brownsboro
Road in eastern Jefferson County. The coroner's office says the employee
who was killed, Steven Mosher, had little experience, and that safety
guidelines were not being followed when the accident happened.
"It was a 60- to 80-foot tree, there was a 25- to 30-foot stand left of
it, says Deputy Coroner Jack Arnold. "They cut half of that off, and
were pushing it, expected it to fall one way; it fell another way on top
of" Mosher.
Mosher, had been working with Alpha One Tree Service out of Texarkana,
Arkansas. Arnold says Mosher's three children live in Michigan with
their mother.
Mosher's death is the first one attributed to the storms that tore
through the area on July 13. Hurricane force winds toppled hundreds of
trees and power lines, knocking out power to more than 100,000 customers
at the height of the storm.
As of 6 p.m. July 19, only about 500 LG&E customers were still without
power. "We hope to have it all back on by Tuesday," said a company
spokesman.
Indian Hills, a small community of about 1,300 people east of Louisville
was one of many areas hit hard by the storm. "It is one of the worst
storms we have ever seen. I think our big problem was green areas where
poles were broken off, and it's taken so many days to get poles back
up," said city councilman and public works director, Jim Graven.
About 120 Indian Hill residents were still waiting for electricity
Monday afternoon, including the parents of Lauren Theobald. "A generator
keeps fans, lights, and the freezer going," she said. Everyone has been
great, power crews and neighbors and friends helping to clean up.
But she quickly added: "We can't wait for power to come back on."
Brownsboro Road Hardware lost power Tuesday, but still opened its doors.
Generators, chain saws batteries, and extension cords all went fast. "We
sold about 25 generators," said owner Jim Leher. "We have been here
since 1960, the store has seen nothing like this, as for the product,
needs of the people, this side of town, been hit harder than some other
spots. It's been wild, that's for sure."
LG&E has taken more than 160,000 calls from people in an eight-county
area since the storm. The utility has called in extra crews from six
states to repair damage that has been likened to 1974, when a killer
tornado hit Louisville.
Graven says he has nothing but praise for those working to restore
power. " Despite the long outage, all you can do is wait it out. These
guys are working 16, 18, 20 hours a day, staying in touch with
residents. Hey, they dealt us a lemon, got to make lemonade."
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J.D. Baldwin
In the previous article, The Kentucky Wizard
<Kentuck...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> (LOUISVILLE, July 19th, 2004, 7 p.m.) -- A tree trimmer from Texas
> in Louisville to clear debris from last week's major storm died
> Sunday evening when a massive tree fell on top of him.
Too bad he wasn't trimming one of those massless trees, then.
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April Cool
<INVALID...@example.com.invalid> wrote:
> In the previous article, The Kentucky Wizard
> <Kentuck...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > (LOUISVILLE, July 19th, 2004, 7 p.m.) -- A tree trimmer from Texas
> > in Louisville to clear debris from last week's major storm died
> > Sunday evening when a massive tree fell on top of him.
>
> Too bad he wasn't trimming one of those massless trees, then.
The massless trees are worse. They do uproot themselves and fly away
at the speed of light (which is good), but in random directions (which
is bad). We've lost lots of people that way.
PirateJohn
>
>The massless trees are worse. They do uproot themselves and fly away
>at the speed of light (which is good), but in random directions (which
>is bad). We've lost lots of people that way.
Just theoretically ... would a large trunk of a balsa tree be a massive tree
trunk?
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April Cool
<pirat...@aol.comNOSPAM> wrote:
> >those massless trees, then.
> >
> >The massless trees are worse. They do uproot themselves and fly away
> >at the speed of light (which is good), but in random directions (which
> >is bad). We've lost lots of people that way.
>
>
> Just theoretically ... would a large trunk of a balsa tree be a massive tree
> trunk?
I looked it up. Balsa wood can weigh anywhere from 6 to 20 pounds per
cubic foot, depending on its density. (By comparison, oak averages 48
pounds per cubic foot.) Full-grown balsas run 60 to 90 feet tall and
the trunks can run from 12 to 45 inches in diameter. Therefore a balsa
tree can weigh anywhere from about 1100 pounds to more than 21,000
pounds. Either one will kill you if it falls on you.
The Kentucky Wizard
>> those massless trees, then.
>>
>> The massless trees are worse. They do uproot themselves and fly away
>> at the speed of light (which is good), but in random directions
(which
>> is bad). We've lost lots of people that way.
>
>
> Just theoretically ... would a large trunk of a balsa tree be a
massive tree
> trunk?
>
>
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> Every patriotic America needs to see Fahrenheit 9/11; traitors and
fools won't
> bother.
>
Dunno, John, but if the limbs are spread out just right and there is a
little metal clip on its fork, that sucker could fly for miles.
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PirateJohn
>tree can weigh anywhere from about 1100 pounds to more than 21,000
>pounds. Either one will kill you if it falls on you.
>
No danger of it flying away in a stiff breeze then? ;)
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