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.
A worker received a major electric shock May 23, 2024, in Hunter, N.Y. The boom of a bucket truck made contact with a power line, which then broke. The worker standing on the ground was shocked. He was treated at the scene and later transported to a hospital, where he was expected to be discharged, […]
A tree worker was killed when his chain saw touched a power line May 20, 2024, in Ackworth, Georgia. The man was 75 feet up when the incident occurred. Firefighters removed the man’s body from the tree, according to an Atlanta News First report. It appeared in photos of the scene that the victim had […]
A man came in contact with a forklift and was electrocuted May 14, 2024, in Liberty County, Texas. The 22-year-old man from Baytown, Texas, was making a delivery of supplies to a tree-trimming crew. The man touched the forklift that held a tree that was in contact with the power line. As a result, the […]
