A Ohio man was killed while a tree was being cut down a tree in Monroe Township.
According to the Monroe County Sheriff Office, the incident occurred in the area of Timber Lane near South Dixie Highway at 7:05 p.m. Saturday.
Officials received a 911 call reporting that a tree had fallen and struck a worker at the residence. The worker was a 50-year-old man from Springfield, Ohio. He died from his injuries on site.
Police said three men from Ohio had been hired to remove a tree at a residence. While the workers were cutting the final section of the tree, estimated to be about 30 feet long, the Springfield man tried to grab a rope as the tree was falling and was struck in the head by the tree.
The man was taken to the Lucas County Coroner’s Office for an autopsy.
The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been notified and are participating in the investigation. Anyone with more information regarding the incident is asked to contact the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office at 734-240-7530.
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This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Worker killed in tree-cutting accident in Monroe County
Reporting by Myesha Johnson, The Detroit News / The Detroit News
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