A worker received non-life-threatening injuries when the boom lift he was operating became pinned by a tree September 25, 2023, in Toledo, Ohio. Part of the tree fell and disabled the boom, according to a WTOL Newsroom report. The tree company was using rented equipment, according to the report.
A tree worker with 20-plus years of experience received serious injuries September 12, 2023, in Seattle, Washington, when he was pinned between the skid steer he was driving and a company truck. The accident occurred in the company yard when the employee backed the skid steer into the parked truck. He received a fractured pelvis […]
A climber working with a tree-trimming crew was injured and required rescue from 40 feet up in a tree June 10, 2023, in Glen Arm, Maryland. Crews worked to cut branches away to free the worker, who sustained serious injuries and was taken to the Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, according to a WBAL News […]
A tree worker was killed June 6, 2023, in Cherokee County, Texas, when he was pinned between a cut limb and theaerial-lift bucket he was working from. Colton Sanchez, 27, of Alto, Texas, was transported to a local hospital, where he died of his injuries, according to a KJAS.com report.
A climber was killed when he became entangled in his work harness while working in a tree April 25, 2023, in Mobile, Alabama. No other details were available. An investigation was underway, according to a fox10tv.com report.
