A worker for a tree-cutting crew has severe injuries after the boom for the bucket truck failed and he fell in Plainville, according to police.
A worker for a tree-cutting crew has severe injuries after the boom for the bucket truck failed and he fell in Plainville, according to police.
Police officers, firefighters and emergency medical crews responded to Hollyberry Lane just after 9 a.m. Wednesday after someone called 911 and reported that a tree-cutting crew had an accident.
Crews found a worker partially trapped by the bucket and suffering from severe head trauma, police said.
The investigation is ongoing, but the initial findings were that the boom for the bucket truck failed while the crew was cutting tree limbs and the bucket and worker fell to the ground.
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An ambulance brought him to New Britain Hospital.
Police later identified the victim as Michael Holcomb. Holcomb died of his injuries Sunday evening, police said.
OSHA has been notified and will investigate.
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