The tree trimmer involved in two serious accidents on the job in six months told KFOX14 he doesn't plan to quit his job any time soon and plans to return to work as soon as Thursday.

"I feel lucky because I should be dead or something like that a couple times over," Craig Benavidez said. "It's a good thing to be alive."

Benavidez, 52, was shocked by a power line Monday while he was trimming branches for an O'Donnell Drive home.

Benavidez was lowered to safety by a rescue team with the Las Cruces Fire Department after dangling from a tree about 30 feet above ground.

Benavidez was flown to University Medical Center in El Paso in critical condition, but Wednesday he told KFOX14 his injuries are minimal.

"I have scratches on my head and some electrical blowouts from my feet," Benavidez said.

Benavidez said he has no memory of the incident or how it happened.

"Waking up in the hospital, that's all I remember," Benavidez said.

Monday's incident was the second major accident on the job Craig has been involved with in the past six months.

In July, Benavidez was attacked by a swarm of Africanized bees.

During his 32-year career as a tree trimmer, Benavidez said he's had some other minor accidents but nothing like he's endured recently.

"I just have to look a little bit closer and be a little more careful. A lot more careful," Benavidez said.

When asked why he planned to get back to work as a tree trimmer, Benavidez told KFOX14 he couldn't imagine earning his living any other way.

"I love it," Benavidez said. "It's just exciting, dangerous."