A man died May 13, 2022, in Penn Yan, Yates County, New York, after falling 50 to 60 feet from a tree. Ryan Rector, 27, of Naples, N.Y., was working on a tree-trimming job for his company, Hillside Logging and Tree Service, when the fall occurred. Rector was pronounced dead at the scene, according to […]
An 85-year-old man was killed May 11, 2022, while cutting down a tree on his property in Clifton, Colorado. Gale Miles, of Clifton, died as a result of multiple blunt-force injuries, according to KKCO 11 News reports.
A tree trimmer was found unresponsive and hanging from his harness in a tree April 9, 2022, in Los Angeles, California. Police found David Cerigioni, 70, hanging upside down about 50 feet in the air. Firefighters used a ladder truck to reach Cerigioni and get him down, but unfortunately, he had passed away. Cerigioni was […]
A worker was killed in an incident involving a wood chipper on March 16, 2022, in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.
One worker was killed and another injured when a tree they were cutting fell the wrong way and struck them on March 9, 2022, in Omaha, Nebraska.
