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    May 14, 2024

    Man electrocuted touching forklift

    By tcimagazine

    A man came in contact with a forklift and was electrocuted May 14, 2024, in Liberty County, Texas. The 22-year-old man from Baytown, Texas, was making a delivery of supplies to a tree-trimming crew. The man touched the forklift that [...]

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    May 20, 2024

    Worker electrocuted when chain saw hits power line

    By tcimagazine

    A tree worker was killed when his chain saw touched a power line May 20, 2024, in Ackworth, Georgia. The man was 75 feet up when the incident occurred. Firefighters removed the man’s body from the tree, according to an [...]

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    May 23, 2024

    Worker receives electric shock

    By tcimagazine

    A worker received a major electric shock May 23, 2024, in Hunter, N.Y. The boom of a bucket truck made contact with a power line, which then broke. The worker standing on the ground was shocked. He was treated at [...]

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    May 25, 2024

    Man electrocuted when chain saw hits power line

    By tcimagazine

    A man was electrocuted while cutting a tree May 25, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. Carl David Blaylock III, of White Settlement, Texas, was helping his uncle trim a tree when Blaylock’s chain saw hit a power line and he was [...]

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  • March 1, 2022

    Groundworker electrocuted

    By tcimagazine

    A groundworker was electrocuted during tree-trimming operations on March 1, 2022, in Madison, Wisconsin.

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