A teenager working for a tree service died after being injured while working with a woodchipper August 9, 2022, in North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. A homeowner told Action News he hired a tree company to take down 10 trees. Isiah Bedocs , 17, of Coplay Borough, Pa., died after part of the teen’s […]
A motorist was killed August 7, 2022, when the pickup truck he was driving collided with a tree service’s aerial-lift truck in Alexandria, Louisiana. David Harris, 70, of Pineville, La., was killed in the collision that occurred in the southbound lane of the Pineville Expressway. The driver of the bucket truck was injured and taken […]
A man died after falling from a ladder while cutting a tree limb with a chain saw August 7, 2022, in Clay Township, Ohio. Donald W. Braun, II, 66, of Newcomerstown, Ohio, was injured by the chain saw when he fell. Responding EMTs and firefighters/paramedics attempted to treat and stabilize Braun, who was transported to […]
A landscaper died July 23, 2022, four days after being struck by lightning while mowing a lawn or trimming a tree in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Julio Ceasar Lopez, 27, did not have a pulse and was not breathing after being struck July 19. His family said he spent four days in the hospital before […]
A worker died after being struck by a cut limb while clearing trees July 22, 2022, in Stonecrest, Georgia. Workers were clearing a treed lot in preparation for construction when a branch came down on the victim. By the time fire rescue arrived, the man’s co-workers had lifted the huge branch off of him. Firefighters […]
