A worker was killed while operating equipment July 5, 2023, in Lake County, Ohio. The 40-year-old male was transported to a medical center, where he died, according to a Fox 8 News report. No further details were available.
A tree worker was seriously injured when the chain saw he was using kicked back and cut him in the throat June 5, 2023, in Mt. Zion, Illinois. Jason Eckenrod, 53, of Mt. Zion, was in a boom truck cutting trees when the incident occurred. The chain saw cut through the exterior and interior jugular, […]
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 worker was rescued after being cut on the leg by a chain saw May 5, 2023, in the community of Central, Louisiana. Firefighters with the Central Fire Department used a ladder truck to rescue the worker, who was taken by helicopter to a hospital, according to a WAFB 9 report.
Larry Gorecki, 71, of Farming Township, Minnesota, was injured while using a chain saw on his property. According to a bringmethenews.com report, he briefly lost consciousness and was unable to stop the bleeding before emergency responders arrived. He was taken to St. Cloud Hospital for treatment.
