A man died from severe burns he suffered when the workshop for his tree care business caught fire on July 14, 2021, in Jackson County, Michigan. Lonnie Miller, owner of Lonnie’s Hauling & Tree Service in Henrietta Township, died July 28 from complications of thermal burns he suffered during the July 14 fire. In the […]
An aerial-lift operator received a shock after making contact with a power line while trimming trees on May 24, 2021, in Clarkfield, Minnesota. Bradley Charles Kneisl, 30, of Paynesville, Minn., was in the bucket trimming trees at the time, and the electricity had to be turned off before first responders were able to provide first […]
A tree worker was electrocuted while on a job on April 22, 2021, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Randy Johnson, 58, who was working for a tree service contracted to cut down a large tree, was up in the bucket of an aerial-lift truck above the power lines cutting a limb. Johnson was moving the bucket […]
A tree worker suffered an electrical shock and was reportedly unconscious in the bucket of an aerial-lift truck after striking a power line on April 6, 2021, in Browns Mills, New Jersey. A fire-department tower truck was called to rescue the unidentified man, and Medevac was called to transport the victim to an area hospital, […]
A man was electrocuted while trimming trees on March 27, 2021, in Cottontown, Tennessee. Joshua Singletary, 36, of Hendersonville, Tenn., was electrocuted while trimming near power lines at a home. It was unclear whether the electrical contact was with the victim directly or through the aerial lift he was using. Co-workers on the other side […]
