TEMPE, AZ — A tree trimmer was killed in an incident on a property in Tempe on Sunday morning.
Emergency crews were called to a residential neighborhood near Mill Avenue and Apache Boulevard around 8:30 a.m. for reports of a tree trimmer stuck in a tree.
Tempe Fire and Medical officials at the scene said a tree trimmer reportedly became trapped in a "skirt" of overgrown tree material and did not survive.
Tempe police identified the victim late Sunday as 57-year-old Flavio Sesmas Maya.
Additional details about the incident were not immediately available, but fire officials noted that this type of incident does happen on occasion and is an "unfortunate" risk of the dangerous job.
The Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health confirmed to ABC15 that the department is investigating the incident.
