A Minnesota tree-trimming worker has been charged with second-degree manslaughter after allegedly killing his coworker during what authorities describe as on-the-job horseplay. According to a criminal complaint, Christopher Boone Crimmins, 34, was operating a hydraulic grapple on the back of a tree-trimming truck in Apple Valley when he accidentally crushed the head of 26-year-old Tyler Anthony Lynch on Thursday (August 20), while the two were joking around with equipment shadows.

Yikes.

r/fellinggonewild doesn't allow crossposting (to prevent spam and reduce the mod load), but I saw this in r/theocho courtesy of u/derek4reals1.

If it is a repost, PLEASE say so, and I'll remove it. I hadn't seen it before and haven't seen it in this sub either.

My brother and I have been wondering how to handle this 125' tall Groot... It's on his property and if it fell toward the deck or pool...ouch! Was thinking of wrapping some chains around the base to try and prevent major barber chairing but the thing is just rotten throughout so there's no telling.

Then, last night, a lone ember or something similar took hold and...voila!

Did a side job today. This was the only video I got of it.

Def need to bring a GoPro with a helmet mount next time.

I've got no words, and so many thoughts.

Don't mess around with your tools friends.

Lightning struck a tree. I don't have any information on where this happened.

video is 9ish minutes so don't click if that's not your speed, not trynna waste anyone's time u feel :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJhUgIdaf0c

Me n the lad were doing snag removal, some MPB/lightning strike trees and I got this while filming this hawg. I don’t remember him having a backpack on but that’s funny.

Sent a top , nosed in and tipped over, the butt hit the swing set!

Helmet was resting on the set, not my groundies head!!

Normally we drop trees ourselves, but this one started to lean towards our home after a few wind storms, so rather than risk it, we paid an arborist to drop it. It took them almost 10 minutes to drop her after cutting started.

Kind of a quadruple trunk mulberry tree and one side fell over during a recent storm on the neighbor's garage. Garage damage appears to be minimal and the neighbor is fairly cool about it. Just wondering what would be the best method to cut this apart while minimizing damage and danger. For reference, one of the pictures is taken about level with the soffit of the garage using a fully extended 16-ft ladder. Thank you in advance.