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    May 10, 2025

    Worker killed when caught under palm fronds

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    A man died after palm fronds fell on him while he was trimming a palm May 10, 2025, in Phoenix, Arizona. Jaime Yepiz, 43, who had been in tree work for 12 years, was trimming the 50-foot tree when the [...]

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    May 13, 2025

    Property owner killed by falling tree

    By tcimagazine

    A man was killed when he was struck by a tree May 13, 2025, in Iowa County, Wisconsin. Keith J. Symon, 79, of Iowa County, was cutting logs with a tractor and a chain saw on his property. When he [...]

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    May 14, 2025

    Worker struck and killed by oak-wilt-infected tree

    By tcimagazine

    A worker was killed by a falling tree May 14, 2025, in White Cloud, Minn. The 38-year-old worker was 60 feet from the work area and was walking back to the job from a lunch break when they were struck [...]

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    May 17, 2025

    Person electrocuted

    By tcimagazine

    A person died by electric shock in a tree-trimming accident May 17, 2025, in Malibu, California. A tree trimmer knocked down a power line, and someone on the ground was electrocuted and died at the scene. It was unclear from [...]

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    May 20, 2025

    Tree worker electrocuted

    By tcimagazine

    A tree worker died when they came in contact with power lines May 20, 2025, in Magnolia, Texas. The worker died at the scene, according to a KHOU report.

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