Sewickley Township fireman injured by fallen tree
Sewickley Township, PA – A 62-year-old firefighter was injured while clearing a tree from the roadway. Firefighters received word that
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Random reports from 2019
Tree worker dies while cleaning up a fallen tree after a storm
Eagles Nest Township, MN – 55-year-old Hans Smith died while working on a tree that had fallen on a house
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Man dies while felling trees on a cocoa farm
Sefwi – Wiawso, Ghana – 45-year-old Kwame Mensah died after he was struck by a tree he was felling. Mensah
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Arborist rescued after he was struck in the head in a tree
Olympia, WA – An unidentified tree climber was rescued after he became unconscious and was found dangling from a tree.
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Conway area man dies after falling limb crushes ladder
Conway, SC – 48-year-old Marcial Diaz Capetillo died when the limb he was attempting to remove from a neighbor’s tree
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Arborist rescued after falling down a cliff
Courtenay, BC, Canada – An unidentified man was rescued by the Courtenay Fire Department. According to an article, a call
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Two Arborists Killed While Breaking Down Pickathon’s Shade Installation
UPDATE 8/13/19 – The two men who died at Pendarvis Farm last weekend have been identified. 35-year-old Bradley Swet and
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Harrison County man dies after tree cutting accident
Tippecanoe, OH – 63-year-old Jeffrey M. Goodwin died Saturday after an accident that occurred while cutting trees on his property.
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Man injures himself in the neck with a chainsaw
Brooks, ME – 69-year-old James Sprague injured himself while cutting wood with a chainsaw. According to the Waldo County Sheriff’s
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Tree climber dies after being struck by a treetop attached to a crane
UPDATE 8/18/19 – The victim has been identified as 42-year-old Robin Ruel Jr. Lakewood, WA – An unidentified tree climber
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