An unconscious tree worker was rescued from a tree after receiving an electrical shock August 18, 2024, in Cape Coral, Florida. The worker was on a ladder working close to power lines when the incident occurred. Firefighters cut his climbing harness and brought him to the ground before transporting him to a hospital, according to […]
A worker was electrocuted while cutting trees in the yard of a home July 22, 2024, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The man was working 20 feet up in a tree when he came in contact with a power line. First responders performed CPR, and the worker was taken to the hospital, where he later died, according […]
A crew leader was killed while trimming trees August 3, 2024, in Battle Creek, Michigan. The 50-year-old was trimming trees in a boom truck when a limb came in contact with a power line, electrocuting the worker, according to a WILX News 10 report.
A worker was killed and another injured when the ladder they were working on came in contact with electrical wires June 30, 2024, in Charleston, South Carolina. Emma Lopez-Garcia, 31, of North Charleston, was killed when she was trimming trees from a 6- to 9-foot ladder and it came in contact with the power line. […]
A tree worker was electrocuted June 27, 2024, in Hudson, Florida. The worker was trimming trees from a bucket truck when the bucket became energized, according to a Fox 13 News report.
