It was just another work day for Rafael Jimenez, a veteran tree trimmer in his 24th year on the job. But as he stuffed branches from a Chinese elm tree into a wood chipper that sunny day in April 2008 ...

Guilderland When 23-year-old Justus Booze arrived to help a local tree-removal company on a quiet suburban street on May 4, he had no prior training and no background in the industry, his fiancee said ...

From 13 feet up, Josh Thompson saw the man coming, jogging, actually — and then, suddenly, breaking into a sprint. By the time the man dove arm-first into the massive tree chipper — meant to grind ...

Milford firefighters had an injured person airlifted Thursday afternoon because they could not properly treat their injuries from a tree chipper machine. Fire Chief Thomas Moore said they were ...

A tree surgeon has died after falling into wood chipper while tangled in Christmas lights. Joseph 'Joey' Wesley Manire, 46, was cutting trees in Kentucky, US when he became entangled in the festive ...