MIOSHA: Tree trimmer hit by towable boom lift, killed

ROCKFORD, Mich. — A tree trimmer was killed in a work accident last week in Rockford, according to the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA).

The incident happened Tuesday, Sept. 9 at a home in the 100 block of West Bridge Street.

A 43-year-old man had been trimming trees when he was hit by a towable boom lift that had become unattached and rolled down a hill, MIOSHA said…

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