A worker was seriously injured when he was pinned under a tree February 16, 2024, in Palestine, Texas. Braiden Lambright of Palestine shattered his pelvis, suffered a broken femur and sustained abdominal bleeding, according to a Palestine Herald report. He was flown to a hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for treatment, according to the report.
A man was seriously injured when he was struck by a tree while clearing trees February 3, 2024, in Chisholm, Minnesota. The 66-year-old man was operating a tractor when the tree struck him on his head. He was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, according to a Northern News Now report.
A man was killed December 18, 2023, in Fairfield, Maine, when he was trying to clear a tree that came down in a storm. The man was trying to move the tree with his tractor when he was struck by the falling tree, according to a 92moose.fm report.
A tree trimmer was working to clear a tree on his mother’s property when he was struck by a dead limb December 14, 2023, in Toledo, Ohio. Matt Thieman and his brother, Tony Thieman, who also is a tree trimmer, were working together to clear the tree from their mother’s home, according to a WTVG […]
A tree worker was seriously injured in a fall December 6, 2023, in Centerville, Massachusetts. The worker fell approximately 20 feet. MedFlight was not available due to the weather, so the worker was transported via ambulance to a trauma center, according to a CapeCod.com report.
