A woman was killed and three others injured when they were struck by a truck September 27, 2024, in York County, South Carolina. Victoria Leger, 66, of Clover, S.C., was clearing a fallen tree from a recent storm when she was hit by a truck. Three people were injured, and Leger died on September 28 […]
A man died when he was struck by a tree while clearing storm debris from the road September 27, 2024, in Tazewell, Virginia. The 71-year-old man was driving when he came across a branch in the road, debris from the recent hurricane. He safely drove around it, then went to clear it from the road […]
An operator of his own tree company died when he was trimming a tree September 26, 2024, in Venango County, Pennsylvania. Ryan Brown, 40, of Knox, Pa., was struck by equipment he was using to trim a tree, crushing his chest, according to a Butler Eagle report.
A tree worker was injured in a fall from a tree September 23, 2024, in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. The worker fell from the tree and down a slippery, wet embankment. The fire department used a block-and-tackle haul system and Stokes basket to bring him up the bank, according to a Republican Herald report.
A worker was seriously injured in a woodchipper accident September 23, 2024, in Longmont, Colorado. John O’Neil, 33, of Broomfield, Colo., had just started his first day on the job when he inserted a J-shaped branch into the chipper. The chipper infeed twisted the branch, causing it to catch on O’Neil’s court-mandated ankle bracelet. He […]
