Hudson Valley man dies in tree cutting accident
Yulan, NY – 63-year-old Alan Clough died in a tree cutting accident in Sullivan County. Reports say that Clough drove
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Random reports from 2019
One dead in Washington tree-cutting accident
Washington, ME – 47-year-old Shannon Condon was killed Wednesday when a tree he was cutting fell on him. According to
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Paradise Township man killed by falling tree
Bangor, PA – 79-year-old Ray Cooley died after a tree fell on him. Reports say that Cooley was cutting a
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Man rescued after becoming tangled in climbing gear
Aberdeen, WA – A 62-year-old man was rescued by emergency personnel Thursday afternoon after he got his climbing gear tangled
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Man pruning tree at Newman home killed when driver swerves to avoid hitting cat
Newman, CA – 48-year-old Cornelio Cornejo died Friday morning after a motorist swerved to avoid hitting a cat. The crash
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Accident on a farm kills a 3-year-old boy in north Arkansas
Melbourne, AR – A 3-year-old boy was killed after his father ran over him with a tractor while backing up
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Bay County Employee Injured in Tree Accident
An unidentified Bay County employee was injured in a tree cutting accident. According to reports, the man was cutting trees
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Tree climber dies after an accident 50 feet up a tree
Dekalb County, GA – A 26-year-old tree climber was left dangling upside down in a tree after a workplace accident.
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Augusta man discovered deceased near logging site
Afton, VA – 43-year-old Bryant D. Thurston was killed Wednesday in a work-related accident at a logging site in Afton.
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Tree worker dies after log pins him inside skid steer cab
Richmond, RI – 25-year-old Richard Mopps died after a log fell onto the cab of the skid steer he was
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