A tree worker was injured when she was shocked February 15, 2025, in Abilene, Texas. The 22-year-old woman was working as part of a tree-trimming crew when the crew’s bucket-truck boom struck a power line. It was unclear if the victim was in the bucket or if she was on the ground and received a […]
A climber was apparently electrocuted while trimming a palm February 12, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Antonio Fuentes, 43, was pronounced dead at the scene after firefighters recovered his body from 25 feet up in the palm. It was not clear if he was a professional tree worker. While electrocution was the likely cause, the […]
Firefighters rescued a climber for a tree care company who was stuck more than 25 feet in the air after he received an electric shock February 8, 2025, in Westwood, Calif. Firefighters waited for authorities to de-energize the utility pole before they were able to rescue the worker. The climber was alert but taken to […]
A man was killed when his saw touched power lines January 18, 2025, in La Joya, Texas. Vincente Morgado, 54, of La Joya, was trimming trees on the grounds of a church when the incident occurred, according to a Daily Caller report.
Two public-works employees were injured January 9, 2025, in Waukegan, Illinois, when a truck’s crane boom came in contact with power lines. The two tree workers were part of a public-works crew working in the area when one of the trucks, equipped with a crane, touched a power line. The power line energized the truck, […]
