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Tree cutter dies in struck-by

A worker died in a struck-by March 19, 2025, in Kaysville, Utah. Santos Baudilio Lopez Perez, 49, was struck by the top of a tree he was cutting while suspended 30 feet in the air. He was held up by his harness, and first responders were able to bring him to the ground. He was […]

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Worker rescued after pinned aloft

A tree worker was rescued from 35 feet up in a tree after he was struck and pinned by a limb March 5, 2025, in Greenville, South Carolina. Firefighters responded with ladder trucks, and a saw technician from the city of Greenville’s Public Works Department was able to communicate in Spanish with the worker and […]

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Man killed by cut tree

A man was killed when he was apparently struck by a cut tree while cutting firewood February 24, 2024, in Washington County, Pennsylvania. James Krapp, 71, of Pittsburgh, Pa., was alone cutting wood on a friend’s 100-acre property, and it was unclear how long he’d been dead when his body was discovered near the end […]

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