TCIA News

The following articles were taken from published reports and appeared in the April 2009 Tree Care Industry Magazine in its monthly Accident Briefs section. The articles are reprinted here with permission from TCIA.

Man falls, dies, trimming tree

Joel Barajas, 46, of Forth Worth, Texas, fell and died after trying to cut a tree branch near his home March 5, 2009, according to The Dallas Morning News. The local medical examiner’s office did not immediately list a cause of death.

 

Man killed by cut tree

A man was killed February 6, 2009, in New Derry, Pennsylvania, when a tree he was cutting down fell on him. Brian M. Shean, 37, of New Derry, and his father were helping a friend cut down the tree in a wooded lot when it became lodged in another tree nearby. As the men tried to pull it down, the timber, which was about 50 feet tall and 12 inches in diameter, fell toward them, crushing Mr. Shean. He was pronounced dead at the scene.*

* Items submitted by Paul M. Mautz, CTSP.