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November/December 2019
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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
While driving home from work on Maryland Route 197 in
July, Connor Kaufmann, UVM senior specialist, Davey
Resource Group, stumbled upon an accident on a rural
stretch in the Patuxent Research Refuge.
Kaufmann noticed the chain link fence along the road was
broken. A car had slid off the road and went under the fence.
INTEGRITY
DRG EMPLOYEE TAPS FIRST AID SKILLS
He pulled over and grabbed his first aid kit. As he walked
to the scene, a state trooper drove by on her way home and
he flagged her down to alert her about the accident.
When Kaufmann got to the car, his Davey first aid training
kicked in and he's grateful that he received the training.
The driver of the car was a woman who suffered minor
lacerations on her head and wrists. He addressed her
injuries and kept her still until paramedics arrived.
"She was fortunate," Kaufmann said. "She slammed into
a dead pine tree that ended up falling on her car.
"You never know when these moments will happen and it's
important that we are prepared," he said. "This could happen
to you or someone you care about or just another person out
there in the world. It's what I hope someone would do for
me in a similar situation."
CLIMBING FOR CATS
Sometimes Davey employees are
called beyond their everyday treecare
work. For two Residential/Commercial
offices, Toronto West and South
St. Paul, that meant climbing to rescue
cats stuck in trees.
In Toronto, Joel Barry, climber, carrying
a cat crate and wearing full PPE,
ascended in a bucket truck to get
Lucky, a cat stuck in a tree for almost
two days. It was lucky for Lucky that
Barry could get him from the limb
and Troy Boughner, assistant district
manager, was on the ground with a
warm safety blanket.
In St. Paul, a resident came to the
Davey office asking for help with an
abandoned cat that scaled a 25-foot
tree and wouldn't budge for several
days. Jay Benbo, production manager,
Troy Boughner and Joel Barry of Toronto West with Lucky.
Before dispensing first aid, Connor Kaufmann explained his qualifications
and asked if he could assist. The victim had lacerations on her head and
wrists. He got out a bandage from the kit and asked her to hold it on
her head while he bandaged her arm. With car accidents you don't want
the person involved moving their head around a lot in case of injury.
Kaufmann told her to stay still while they waited for EMS to arrive.
S&S Shop, sent Landon Acre-Kendall,
trimmer, to climb up and retrieve the
animal. The resident and her daughter
adopted the abandoned cat.
"It's amazing when we can connect
with the community even in small
ways like this that illustrates
compassion and kindness," said
Maureen Sewell, client experience
coordinator, South St. Paul. "It makes
me proud to be part of an organization
that encompasses these values."
