A tree worker was killed by a falling tree March 25, 2024, in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. The worker was using a chain saw to clear trees in a new development when another tree uprooted and fell on him, according to a CBS 17 report.
A tree worker was killed by a cut tree March 20, 2024, in Riggins, Idaho. Tyrel Walker, 28, of Riggins, was cutting firewood along the Big Salmon River in the Allison Creek area when he was struck. First responders attempted life-saving measures but were unsuccessful. Walker had worked for a company providing tree-cutting services for […]
A man was injured when he was pinned under a tree during tree-felling operations March 9, 2024, in Dighton, Massachusetts. Emergency personnel worked to free the man. He was taken to the hospital via ambulance, according to an ABC 6 report.
A man was struck and killed by a tree March 4, 2024, in Vigo County, Illinois. Michael G. Decker, 62, of Terre Haute, Indiana, was working to clear a tree that had fallen on his property and did not return home. He was found later that evening pinned under a large tree trunk and had […]
An aerial-lift operator was killed when a branch struck the boom of the lift, causing him to fall out of the lift and to the ground February 26, 2024, in Escambia County, Florida. The 59-year-old man was part of a county crew clearing trees when the incident occurred. A preliminary investigation indicated that the victim […]
