I have had a couple of close calls when it comes to cutting down trees or trimming them around my yard. Thankfully, I have never been hurt like this New Jersey man...Tree Branch Impales New Jersey ManA man from South Jersey was rushed the the hospital and immediately sent to surgery after his ladder slipped and caused a tree branch to go right through his face and into his brain. The branch went through his nose and all the way up to his brain, surgeons spent 4 hours removing the branch.