ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) —
Authorities say a worker died while trimming a tree in Maryland.
Anne Arundel County Fire spokesman Lt. Erik Kornmeyer tells news outlets that the man was struck and pinned by a branch on Sunday afternoon. Kornmeyer said it took a special operations unit around an hour to remove the deceased man, who was still harnessed 8 feet (2.4 meters) up in the tree.
County police and Maryland Occupational Safety and Health will investigate the circumstances of his death.
The man has not been identified.
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Worker dies while trimming tree in Annapolis
Selene San Felice
ANNAPOLIS, MD
A worker died when he was struck and pinned by a branch from a tree he was trimming in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County Fire spokesman Lt. Erik Kornmeyer said Sunday.
Fire and police were called at 3:35 p.m. to the 100 block of Sunset Drive to find the man who was still harnessed 8 feet up in the tree after he died from his injuries, Kornmeyer said.
About an hour later, the special operations unit removed the unnamed man from the tree.
County police and the Maryland Occupational Safety and Health will be investigating the circumstances of the death, Kornmeyer said.