Tree removal worker pinned under log near Ormond Beach dies
OCTOBER 11, 2016
A worker clearing tree and other debris near Ormond Beach in the wake of Hurricane Matthew was killed Monday evening when he was pinned beneath a log, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
The victim was cutting a tree in the Halifax Plantation neighborhood about 5:45 p.m. when a chunk of the tree rolled on top of him, deputies said.
A passerby spotted the victim on the edge of Tano Drive and yelled for help, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said coworkers pulled the log off the victim and a witness tried to revive him before paramedics arrived but he did not survive.
An autopsy will determine the cause of death.
When paramedics and deputies arrived at the scene, Barna could not be saved, Davidson said.
The sheriff's Major Case Unit is investigating and the medical examiner will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
Two other people — one of them a 9-year-old boy — also died on Monday in storm-related incidents. The first death was Friday when a 63-year-old woman was struck by a tree near DeLand, police said.
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The tree cutter killed when a log pinned him was an employee of an Ohio company working in the Hurricane Matthew recovery effort, officials said
Steven Barna, 47, of Garrettsville, Ohio, is the fourth person killed in hurricane-related accidents, said Volusia County sheriff's spokesman Gary Davidson.
Barna worked for Falls Tree Co. of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. The company has workers in the area to help with tree cleanup from the storm.
Barna was killed late Monday afternoon at Halifax Plantation in Northern Volusia. He was cutting a tree that was already on the ground when a large piece of the tree rolled on top of him and pinned him underneath, Davidson said.A passerby spotted the victim on the edge of Tano Drive and yelled out for help. Co-workers who were working nearby responded and pulled the log off Barna. A witness began CPR efforts while awaiting the arrival of paramedics.
When paramedics and deputies arrived at the scene, Barna could not be saved, Davidson said.
The sheriff's Major Case Unit is investigating and the medical examiner will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
Two other people — one of them a 9-year-old boy — also died on Monday in storm-related incidents. The first death was Friday when a 63-year-old woman was struck by a tree near DeLand, police said.
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