When he did, he decided to wait to open his parachute.

May 19, People Falling From Trees - Rockmart man is killed by falling tree while doing tree service work off Orchard Spring Drive http://ow people falling off ladder. Oct 29, Another common injury happens when someone cuts a branch and the tree jumps because they've reduced the weight, and the tree falls on someone. Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins.

In January ofyear-old North Carolina woman Cheryl Harrison was killed after high winds caused a tree branch to sever and fall on top of her. Harrison was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital. Feb 19, So you are around times more likely to be killed in a road accident than by a falling tree.

The Ranger adds one of his own – the annual risk of being struck (and not necessarily killed) by lightning is 1 in 10, So you are more likely to be hit by a bolt of lightning than killed by a falling tree. That seems to put things into stumpcut.barted Reading Time: 4 mins. May 11, Death by falling trees is a scenario that plays out in weather ranging from thunderstorms to winter storms to hurricanes.

Anybody who's unlucky enough.