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Incident Information:
Attachment Size Dogwood Trail Tree Strike FLA.pdf (1.18 MB) 1.18 MB -
Location:
Texas -
Date:
01/10/2024 -
Incident Type:
Hit by Tree -
Description:
On Wednesday, January 10, 2024, a group of Texas A&M Forest Service firefighters were working on a trail improvement project on Dogwood Trail in Tyler County. The task for the day was hazard tree removal in order to improve safety for the public that utilize the walking trail. While felling a sizeable southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora), a sawyer was struck in the face by a falling limb, resulting in multiple injuries.
Hit by Tree, Project Work, Falling
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