A man was injured when he cut himself with a chain saw while in a tree May 13, 2023, in Vernon, Connecticut. Emergency personnel gave the man a tourniquet to apply, and he was able to get down from the tree with assistance from the responders, according to a patch.com report.
A climber was injured while suspended in a tree May 13, 2023, in Ventura County, California. The worker appeared to have suffered leg or arm injuries while approximately 50 feet up. He was rescued by local firefighters using an aerial-laddertruck, according to a KTLA 5 report.
A Virginia Department of Transportation worker was seriously injured when he was struck by a car while removing a tree that had fallen across a road May 9, 2023, in Washington County, Virginia. The unidentified worker, age 58, was wearing a reflective vest at the time of the accident, according to a WDBJ7.com report. The […]
A volunteer working for Illinois Disaster Relief was struck and killed by a tree he was cutting May 9, 2023, in Streater, Illinois.Wayne Laechelt, 67, of Sugar Grove, Ill., was an Illinois Baptist Relief volunteer working at a Baptist camp when the accident occurred. He was initially treated at the scene by emergency personnel, according […]
A man was killed when a tree he was cutting fell on him May 9, 2023, in Jackson County, Mississippi. The man was cutting the tree on a friend’s property when the accident occurred. The property owner heard the tree fall and went to check on her friend, but he did not respond. She found […]
