A worker was injured when contact was made with a power line May 19, 2023, in Bedford, New Hampshire. A worker was trimming trees from a lift when the contact was made. The worker was transported to the hospital with serious injuries. It was not clear whether the person or the lift made contact with […]
Two workers were injured when they were shocked while working in a tree April 6, 2023, in Palm Coast, Florida. Brothers Corey Moore and Dante Moore were injured apparently when a cut branch hit a power line. One of the men fell to the ground, and the other was stuck in the tree, according to […]
A worker was electrocuted when he made contact with a power line March 6, 2023, in Charleston, South Carolina. Christopher Bradshaw, 32, of James Island, S.C., was aloft in an aerial lift when the incident occurred. Emergency crews found him unresponsive, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a live5news.com report.
A landscape employee was electrocuted when he came in contact with a live electrical wire while trimming trees March 4, 2023, in Southlake, Texas. The 46-year-old was wearing a harness and was suspended from a tree. Emergency personnel determined that the man was dead when they arrived, according to a Dallas Morning News report.
Two tree workers were killed while trimming trees near power lines February 24, 2023, in Graham, Texas. Mark Wyatt Blackwell, 65, and Roy Dean Voss, 65, both of Graham, were in the bucket of the lift when the incident occurred. Oncor Electric was called to turn off the power. Both men were pronounced dead at […]
