One worker killed, two hurt in crash

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 […]

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Worker hurt when struck on roadside

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 […]

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Two injured when tree truck overturns

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 […]

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Two killed in dispute over firewood

Two men were killed in a dispute over a load of firewood they had just delivered on February 10, 2021, in Parkville, Missouri. On the night of the shooting, investigators say the shooting suspect, who was not identified, went home and then contacted police. Charges had not been filed in the ongoing investigation. Kalob Lawson, […]

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Two people were injured in a crash

Two people were injured in a crash involving an overturned aerial-lift truck on February 4, 2021, in Santa Rosa, California. Firefighters with the Sonoma Valley Fire District had to extricate at least the driver from the truck. One patient was flown to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital with moderate to major injuries, while the other was […]

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