A worker was seriously injured when he fell from the bucket of an aerial-lift truck November 4, 2023, in Sweden, New York. The man fell approximately 20 feet from the bucket truck and was airlifted to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to a 13 WHAM report.
A worker was seriously injured when his chain saw came in contact with a live power line, September 21, 2023, in Lutz, Florida. The worker was working with a tree crew and was in a rented boom lift when the incident occurred, according to a WFLA NBC Channel 8 News report. The worker was listed […]
A tree worker with 20-plus years of experience received serious injuries September 12, 2023, in Seattle, Washington, when he was pinned between the skid steer he was driving and a company truck. The accident occurred in the company yard when the employee backed the skid steer into the parked truck. He received a fractured pelvis […]
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 tree care company owner-operator was seriously injured when he fell from a tree he was cutting August 28, 2023, in Freeman, Missouri. Michael Richardson, 41, of Freeman, sustained serious injuries, including a shattered pelvis and femur, according to a Fox 4 news report.
