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, […]
A worker on the ground was seriously injured when he received an electric shock from an energized aerial-lift truck while clearing trees December 10, 2024, in Newport, Tennessee. Jonathan Lane was walking around the truck when he came into contact with the truck after the truck’s boom had accidentally touched the power line. Co-workers performed […]
A man was killed when the pole saw he was using to cut a branch from a tree contacted a power line November 2, 2024, in Elbridge Township, Michigan. Witnesses were able to get the man, 53, from Hart, Mich., down from the tree, and first responders began CPR, but he was pronounced dead at […]
A tree worker died of electrocution when a branch of the tree he was working on contacted a live wire September 21, 2024, in Alexandria, Virginia. The worker was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a WTOP News report.
A tree worker was electrocuted while trimming trees September 13, 2024, in Fairway, Kansas. The 30-year-old worker was approximately 10 feet off the ground in a harness when the incident occurred. Firefighters attempted to resuscitate the man, but he was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a KCTV/Gray News report.
