A man died after falling from a ladder while cutting a tree limb with a chain saw August 7, 2022, in Clay Township, Ohio. Donald W. Braun, II, 66, of Newcomerstown, Ohio, was injured by the chain saw when he fell. Responding EMTs and firefighters/paramedics attempted to treat and stabilize Braun, who was transported to […]
Police, firefighters and paramedics in Arlington Heights, Illinois, responded to a report of a truck fire next to a house July 21, 2022. They arrived to find an aerial-lift tree truck on fire in the backyard of a single-family residence, and an injured tree trimmer. The fire involved the truck cab and was quickly extinguished. […]
A tree-company owner died July 13, 2022, in Opelousas, Louisiana, after falling from the lift he was operating. Kevin Thomas, 50, of Opelousas, had been contracted by the city to trim some trees. He was working on what appeared to be dead trees on city-owned property when he fell, according to a KATC Channel 3 […]
A man died after falling from a tree he was cutting July 9, 2022, in Adams County, Mississippi. Clyde Bernard, 60, of Natchez, Miss., was reportedly wearing safety gear at the time of the fall, according to a report in the Natchez Democrat.
A tree worker was killed after falling from a tree he was cutting May 31, 2022, in Pocatello, Idaho. Darin Williams, 35, of Pocatello, was up in a tree using a chain saw to cut down branches. He was more than 15 feet off the ground when he fell onto the street below and suffered […]
