A farmer was killed in a struck-by December 19, 2024, in Berwick Township, Pa. Jacob M. Shank, 74, of Hanover in Penn Township, Pa., was on his farm in Berwick Township removing a tree with some of his workers. When he cut the tree, it struck another tree, which then fell on Shank, according to […]
A tree-company owner was killed in a fall December 13, 2024, in an area near the Susquehanna River in York County, Pennsylvania. Shawnathan Winters, 40, of Dover, Pa., had climbed a tree and was making a cut when he apparently nicked his climbing rope and fell. His crew performed CPR for 45 minutes until EMS […]
A man died while cutting a fallen tree December 5, 2024, in Lenoir County, North Carolina. Emergency personnel responded to a call regarding a person who suffered traumatic injuries while cutting a fallen tree at a church. The victim was pronounced dead when rescue crews arrived, according to an ABC News 12 report.
An aerial-lift operator died after the truck he was operating overturned, causing him to fall 40-50 feet, landing in a creek, November 21, 2024, in Anderson County, South Carolina. Daniel Christopher Brown Sr., 51, of Anderson, was self-employed and had rented the bucket truck for the job. It was not secured properly, causing it to […]
A loader operator was struck and killed by a tree November 18, 2024, in Covington, Georgia. Jeffrey Marcellus Smith, 54, of Covington, was helping a homeowner clear a wooded area. Smith was inside a Bobcat when he was struck in the chest by a tree he was clearing. He was pronounced dead at the scene, […]
