The following article regarding the death of Tree Trimmer, Jeffery Kenney should raise several questions for all citizens and property owners. As unfortunate as it is for Jeffery Kenney and his family as citizens we need to ask ourselves to look at the bigger picture. Who was Kenney working for? Was he trimming the tree as an employee of a company? Did his employer know he was not using a safety rope? Who in Grand Terrace is supposed to see that all such work is done with safety practices adhered to. Did the business have a business license in GT? Is there a pending public or private, liability as a result of this tragedy?
Man falls 50 feet from palm tree in Grand Terrace
By Melissa Pinion-Whitt
Created: 08/26/2011 07:08:35 AM PDT
A Riverside man died Thursday after he fell 50 feet from a palm tree in Grand Terrace.
Jeffrey Kenney, 56, was trimming a palm tree in the 22300 block of Barton Road at 12:16 p.m. when he fell, San Bernardino County coroner's officials said.
His safety rope was not fastened.
Paramedics took him to Loma Linda University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 1:11 p.m.
Tree trimmer falls to his death
06:50 AM PDT on Friday, August 26, 2011
JOHN ASBURY
STAFF WRITER
jasbury@pe.com
A Riverside man was killed Thursday when he fell about 50 feet to the ground while trimming palm trees.
Jeffrey Kenney, 56, was contracted to trim palm trees in the 22300 block of Barton Road in Grand Terrace.
About 12:15 p.m., his safety rope became unfastened, causing him to fall to the ground. Kenney was taken to Loma Linda University
Medical Center where he was pronounced dead about an hour later.
The San Bernardino County district attorney's office and CAL-OSHA are investigating the death.
By Melissa Pinion-Whitt
Created: 08/26/2011 07:08:35 AM PDT
A Riverside man died Thursday after he fell 50 feet from a palm tree in Grand Terrace.
Jeffrey Kenney, 56, was trimming a palm tree in the 22300 block of Barton Road at 12:16 p.m. when he fell, San Bernardino County coroner's officials said.
His safety rope was not fastened.
Paramedics took him to Loma Linda University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 1:11 p.m.
Tree trimmer falls to his death
06:50 AM PDT on Friday, August 26, 2011
JOHN ASBURY
STAFF WRITER
jasbury@pe.com
A Riverside man was killed Thursday when he fell about 50 feet to the ground while trimming palm trees.
Jeffrey Kenney, 56, was contracted to trim palm trees in the 22300 block of Barton Road in Grand Terrace.
About 12:15 p.m., his safety rope became unfastened, causing him to fall to the ground. Kenney was taken to Loma Linda University
Medical Center where he was pronounced dead about an hour later.
The San Bernardino County district attorney's office and CAL-OSHA are investigating the death.
