A tree worker was seriously injured in a fall of 10 to 15 feet from the bucket of his aerial-lift truck on October 29, 2020, in Indian River County, Florida. The man, described as being in his 30s, was conscious when firefighters arrived. Indian River County Fire Rescue took the man to Lawnwood Regional Medical […]
A postal worker helped save a man who had cut himself with a chain saw on October 9, 2020, in Norwalk, California. Postal carrier Fernando Garcia was on his route in Norwalk when he heard a call for help. When he got close to the source, he found a man on the ground. “When he […]
Two drivers suffered minor injuries after a tree-service aerial-lift truck flipped over on Interstate 95 in Warwick, Rhode Island, on October 3, 2020. The truck took out the center guardrail just north of Route 117, and also hit a Jeep. Both drivers were taken to Rhode Island Hospital with non-serious injuries. Traffic was backed up […]
An aerial-lift bucket operator suffered a shock and burns on October 3, 2020, in Weathersfield, Connecticut, after making contact with a power line. A crew was trimming a tree near power lines when the bucket operator made contact with a live line. That party was taken to an area hospital to be treated for burns. […]
A homeowner was severely injured October 1, 2020, in Edgecomb, Maine, when a large tree he was cutting down snagged the tree next to it, snapping the second tree off, which then struck him from behind. Mike Requa, a Maine boat captain, was transported by LifeFlight to Maine Medical Center for emergency surgery. The tree […]
