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.
A worker died when the bucket lift he was working in touched power lines June 15, 2024, in Peru, Maine. Giles Anctil, 81, of Peru, was trimming trees when the bucket touched a power line, according to a Bangor Daily News report.
A man was electrocuted while cutting a tree May 25, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. Carl David Blaylock III, of White Settlement, Texas, was helping his uncle trim a tree when Blaylock’s chain saw hit a power line and he was electrocuted. Emergency personnel removed his body from the tree, according to a WFAA.com report.
