A man was struck by a limb and killed while cutting trees in Henryville Township, Minnesota, September 13, 2022. The Renville County Sheriff’s Office received a call that a tree had fallen on a man. First responders found a man on the ground near several downed trees. Lifesaving measures were attempted, but the man ultimately […]
An aerial-lift operator died August 30, 2022, in Ross County, Ohio, after falling from an aerial-lift bucket while trimming trees. Emergency crews responding to the report of a man who fell from a bucket truck found Floyd Gillum, 76, of Chillicothe, Ohio, on the ground, unresponsive and not breathing. Gillum was pronounced dead from injuries […]
A man was taken to the hospital on the morning of August 30, 2022, in Lebanon, Connecticut, after being trapped overnight in a tree following a tree-cutting accident the night before. Investigators believe the man was stuck overnight before freeing himself to go inside and call 911. Emergency crews were called to the home in […]
One person was sent to a local hospital for treatment after an aerial-lift truck overturned while be driven in Suffolk, Virginia, August 29, 2022. The Suffolk Department of Fire and Rescue responded to the single-vehicle crash around 4:30 p.m., according to a WAVY-TV Channel 10 report.
A climber who had apparently been performing tree work was found unresponsive in a tree August 24, 2022, in Boulder Creek, California. Jorge Soria Flores, 47, of Greenfield, Calif., was later pronounced dead. Boulder Creek Fire Department was called shortly after noon for an unresponsive man in the tree. There were no details available about […]
