A private tree contractor was killed when they touched a live wire August 31, 2023, in Delta Township, Michigan. A Lansing Board of Water & Light spokesperson said the contractor was killed while working at a residence, according to a WLNS news report.
One person was killed and two others were injured while cleaning up a fallen tree August 30, 2023, in Lowndes County, Georgia. While one person was clearing a tree that had fallen in Hurricane Idalia, a second tree fell. It killed one person and seriously injured another. A sheriff’s deputy also was injured and taken […]
A worker was killed August 8, 2023, in Agoura Hills, California. Reinaldo Rocha, 46, of Baldwin Park, Calif., was stuck 40 feet up in a tree. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident was reported by audacy.com. His identity was reported by KCAL News. No further information was available.
A 9-year-old boy was killed when a tree being cut hit him August 7, 2023, in Mitchell County, Kansas, according to a ncktoday.com report.
A man was killed when a tree he was cutting struck him July 30, 2023, in Covington, Louisiana. Thomas Baudean, 83, of Covington, was cutting a tree when it struck him, according to a WAFB report.
