A man was killed September 29, 2022, in Pike County, Ohio, when a tree he had been cutting fell on top of him. First responders pronounced him dead on the scene, according to a Scioto Valley Guardian report.
A worker with a tree-trimming service died September 27, 2022, in Portland, Oregon, when a large limb fell, striking him during a job. The worker died at the scene. No additional information was available, according to a KOIN news report.
Dayde Collins of Provo, Utah, fell 40 feet when the branch he was using as an anchor on a job broke September 26, 2022, in Provo, according to a Fox 13 news report. According to the family’s GoFundMe page, Collins had surgery after the accident but still did not have feeling from his chest down. […]
Chenping Ni, 58, of Naperville, Illinois, died September 22, 2022, while cutting limbs from a ladder on his property in Morris, Ill. A cut limb came back and knocked Ni off of the ladder, causing him to fall to the ground. Ni was transported to the Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers where he was pronounced […]
A Crawford, New York, man was killed September 19, 2022, when a rotting tree he was cutting in his yard fell on him. Responding state troopers administered CPR to no avail, according to a North Orange Daily Voice report.