A man was injured when the top of a tree he was cutting struck him and pushed him into a power line August 18, 2023, in Ammon, Idaho. He was trapped between the treetop and the trunk, and his harness, chain saw and safety lanyard became tangled, keeping him trapped. Officials believed his injuries were […]
A worker was killed August 8, 2023, in Agoura Hills, California. Reinaldo Rocha, 46, of Baldwin Park, Calif., was stuck 40 feet up in a tree. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident was reported by audacy.com. His identity was reported by KCAL News. No further information was available.
A man was injured when a branch he was cutting fell on him August 8, 2023, in Garden Ridge, Texas. Juan Cantu, 71, was cutting a broken pecan branch when it snapped and fell on him, hitting his head and pushing him backward. Cantu broke his legs in the incident, according to a KSAT.com report.
A man was killed when a tree he was cutting struck him July 30, 2023, in Covington, Louisiana. Thomas Baudean, 83, of Covington, was cutting a tree when it struck him, according to a WAFB report.
A man died when he was struck by a tree he was cutting July 7, 2023, in El Cajon, California. Gary Maurice Zing, 59, of El Cajon, was cutting a eucalyptus tree outside his home when it fell and struck him while he was on FaceTime with a relative. When he did not emerge from […]
