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CBS News
6 days ago
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Man dies after being electrocuted while pruning palm tree near Tamiami, Miami-Dade deputies say
Man electrocuted while pruning palm tree near Tamiami, police say Man electrocuted while pruning palm tree near Tamiami, police say Man electrocuted while pruning palm tree near Tamiami, police say A man was electrocuted and died at the scene after accidentally striking a power line while pruning a palm tree in Southwest Miami-Dade, authorities said. The incident happened near the intersection of SW 139th Ave. and 36th St. near Tamiami, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office. Officials said the adult male was trimming the tree when he made contact with the live wire. He was pronounced dead at the scene. It's unclear if the man lived at the residence or was performing landscaping work. Authorities have not released his identity.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Phoenix firefighters use chainsaws to free tree trimmer after palm fronds fell on him
A tree trimmer was rushed to a hospital in extremely critical condition after part of a 50-foot palm tree's "skirt," or the dried fronds that hang from the trunk, fell on him. Phoenix firefighters responded to a residence near 65th and Virginia avenues at around 9:30 a.m. May 10 after receiving reports from the trimmer's coworkers that he had become unresponsive. "Technicians arrived and began using rope systems with drone technology, accompanied with ground ladders to attempt to extricate the individual," department spokesperson Capt. Scott Douglas said in a statement. "Firefighters ultimately used chainsaws from the bucket of a ladder truck to cut away palm fronds and secure the man and lower him down from the tree." Douglas said the man was taken to the hospital in extremely critical condition. The Phoenix Fire Department did not immediately respond to questions regarding the man's condition, as of May 11. The May 10 incident was not the first time a palm tree trimmer was injured or killed. A professional tree trimmer died after he was trapped underneath palm fronds in 2020 at a home near Indianola Avenue and 18th Street in Phoenix. Another tree trimmer was pronounced dead in 1990 after hundreds of pounds of dead fronds fell on him at a home in west Phoenix that caused him to suffocate, according to The Arizona Republic archives. LoriAnne Barnett Warren with the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management previously told The Republic that palm trees should especially be properly maintained as the skirts are very heavy and can potentially injure people. "Palms are definitely something that should be maintained because the flower stalks — or inflorescences, as they are technically called — can become a hazard," Barnett Warren said. Most of the species we have, Mexican and California fan palms, put out stalks in late April through June, she said. Those can dry out and become a hazard. "The skirts (the dead remains of fronds that have fallen or been trimmed) attached to the tree are also very heavy and can injure people if they are in highly trafficked areas and they blow down in a storm," Barnett Warren said. Barnett Warren recommended hiring a certified arborist for pruning palm trees as doing so can be quite dangerous and pruning too much could cause it to die. This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Phoenix tree trimmer injured after fronds fell: How to prevent this
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Yahoo
Tree trimmer rescued from 50-foot palm tree in Phoenix
The Brief Rescue teams had to help rescue a man from a 50-foot palm tree. He was working as a tree trimmer when authorities say a tree skirt fell on him, leaving him unresponsive. Rescue teams used a rope system and drone technology to help lower the man from the tree. PHOENIX - A tree trimmer had to be rescued from a 50-foot palm tree after a tree skirt fell on him, leaving the man unresponsive. He was taken to the hospital in extremely critical condition. "They thought they had their safety precautions in place and then next thing you know, 911 was called and we went to work," said Phoenix Fire Captain Scott Douglas. "They can fall down and they can trap the tree trimmer around his waist. They can trap their chest where they're not able to get full respirations and they can't essentially breathe. I don't know if that's what happened here, but they did use chainsaws to be able to freeze some of that dead skirt that was up there some of the dead foliage and be able to put the ladder truck right at his location and secure him and pull him off the tree." What we know Rope systems and drone technology were used to help extricate the man off the tree in west Phoenix. They also need chainsaws and a ladder truck to cut the palm fronds down and lower the man. The incident happened around 9:30 a.m. near the intersection of 67th Avenue and Thomas Road. Local perspective A neighbor said that it looked like the tree had never been trimmed before. "He was working around and pulling the palm fronds out," said Richard. "I heard some yelling and then there was nothing after that." Richard has lived there for more than 50 years.
