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Worker seriously injured in fall

A tree-company owner was seriously injured in a fall December 18, 2024, in Issaquah, Washington. Dustin Gerstner, of Bothell, Wash., and a 15-year arborist, was 20 feet up in a large cedar he planned to cut. He moved to a neighboring maple for safety and reported that he was watching the cedar when he felt […]

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Climber killed in fall

A tree-company owner was killed in a fall December 13, 2024, in an area near the Susquehanna River in York County, Pennsylvania. Shawnathan Winters, 40, of Dover, Pa., had climbed a tree and was making a cut when he apparently nicked his climbing rope and fell. His crew performed CPR for 45 minutes until EMS […]

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Operator dies in fall from bucket

An aerial-lift operator died after the truck he was operating overturned, causing him to fall 40-50 feet, landing in a creek, November 21, 2024, in Anderson County, South Carolina. Daniel Christopher Brown Sr., 51, of Anderson, was self-employed and had rented the bucket truck for the job. It was not secured properly, causing it to […]

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Man killed in fall

A man was killed while working on a tree in his yard November 3, 2024, in Huron Township, Mich. The 66-year-old man fell from the tree he was cutting, according to a The News Herald report.

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Tree worker injured in fall from tree

A tree worker was injured in a fall from a tree September 23, 2024, in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. The worker fell from the tree and down a slippery, wet embankment. The fire department used a block-and-tackle haul system and Stokes basket to bring him up the bank, according to a Republican Herald report.

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