An employee of a line-clearance company died in an ATV accident July 22, 2022, in Houston County, Minnesota. Kyla Wimer-Wood, 33, of Owatonna, Minn., was working for a tree service based in Ottertail, Minn., at the time of the accident. She was the driver and only occupant of the ATV at that time. She was […]
A lift operator trimming trees from a bucket truck July 6, 2022, in Bloomington, Minnesota, was severely injured when a semi-truck collided with the elbow of the lift’s boom, causing the operator to fall to the ground. Investigators say the bucket truck was parked on the sidewalk and the semi’s trailer struck the boom. The […]
A South Carolina tree worker was killed and two co-workers were injured in a crash on a Mississippi highway on August 30, 2021, while en route to assist with storm cleanup in the wake of Hurricane Ida. Brandon Irby worked for Harris Tree Service and Landscaping in Anderson, S.C., according to the company owner, Justin […]
A tree worker was struck and seriously injured by a motorist while working with a chipper on the side of the road on August 23, 2021, in Sunrise Beach Village, Texas. A tree company’s truck was parked on the roadway as the victim, a 49-year-old employee, prepared for a job. The man was reportedly clearing […]
Two workers suffered minor injuries on March 8, 2021, after the tree-service truck they were riding in flipped over twice on a road in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Driver Mickel A. Melendez, 27, and Ismael Figueroa, 26, were transported to Berkshire Medical Center by Lee Ambulance for treatment of their injuries. The men were heading east toward […]
