Lost another friend to the trees today.

[Daniel]

Bad vibes out there today

My buddy's foreman got killed by a tree in a freak accident. He was working right around the corner from my house on Earle's lane when a large tulip tree from the neighbors property uprooted in the wind and got him from behind.

He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Nothing anyone could have done to prevent it.

You stay in this business long enough and you're going to see some strange things happen. This is one of the steangest ever.

Tragic ending to a good man's life. Gilberto. I worked with him many times when his crew would do crane jobs for me.

We were always happy to see each. I tipped him directly which went a long way to improving relations. He was always professional and went about the job in a calm and harmonious way. I really liked the whole crew. Good guys. Straight company. I talked to the compnay owner about it today. We're pretty close. He was really shaken up on the phone. I was stunned. it's unbelieveable that's he's gone, just like that.

We prayed a little. That's about all that could be done. We all gotta die someday. That's a fact of life, but this just makes me wonder about why such a tragic freak accident happened to such a good man. There's no way to wrap your mind around it. That's between God and Gilberto.

Be careful out there. trust that little voice that says "don't do that" even when it makes no logical sense. Don't let your conscious mind over-ride those little intuitive thoughts.

from another post about it:

He was agood man. I worked with him and his crew many times. This was truly a freak accident of just being in the wrong place at the wrong time. I live around the corner from the jobsite and saw the tree that fell. A large tulip tree from the neighbors property failed at the roots and fell across the proeprty line onto the driveway of the property that he was working on. He was wearing a hard hat but didn't stand a chance as his back was tuned when the tree fell. Uprooting trees don't make the same crack and popping sounds are above ground wood failure. No one heard a thing and no one saw it coming. The company he works for runs a first class operation with all the best equipment, and uses personal protective equipment, and provides training etc. I talked to the owner. They are all devastated. Seemed like prayer was the only remedial option. God Bless Gilberto Feregrino and his family.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Sorry to hear of the loss of a friend

 

[Reach]

I saw that on the news the other day, and thought that it was quite terrible. I did not realize or even consider that you might have known him. I am very sorry!

 

[Njdelaney]

That new looking white fence could have played a role in the failure. Sorry for the loss of a friend and good man.

 

[Greensleeves]

what a tragedy,,
re the new looking white fence , i'm looking at that root plate and it almost looks like some large roots were severed?

 

[flushcut]

Godspeed Gilberto until we meet at the burnpile in the sky.

 

[atreeperson]

That's awful, sorry for your friend

 

[Treetopflyer]

Wow ..sad unfortunate event
prayers for the family to survive this tragedy
R.I.P Gilberto
Did the crown of the tree show a lot of dieback ?
Hard to tell from the video but looked like a fair amount.
Only asking to promote a conversation of awareness around trees that do have severe root decay and show obvious signs of crown dieback.

 

[Daniel]

Wow ..sad unfortunate event
prayers for the family to survive this tragedy
R.I.P Gilberto
Did the crown of the tree show a lot of dieback ?
Hard to tell from the video but looked like a fair amount.
Only asking to promote a conversation of awareness around trees that do have severe root decay and show obvious signs of crown dieback.

That's an excellent point...when I first drove by I thought it was an ash because of how broken up the top was upon Impact so likely the crown had significant die back. However die back is not always a sign of root decay.

It's odd to see a deciduous tree fail when there are no leaves on the trees. Perhaps it was completely dead. It was tucked back in tgecrear corner of the neighbors yard. Somewhat hidden. I certainly never noticed it and I drive by several times a day.

 

[Treetopflyer]

That's an excellent point...when I first drove by I thought it was an ash because of how broken up the top was upon Impact so likely the crown had significant die back. However die back is not always a sign of root decay.

It's odd to see a deciduous tree fail when there are no leaves on the trees. Perhaps it was completely dead. It was tucked back in tgecrear corner of the neighbors yard. Somewhat hidden. I certainly never noticed it and I drive by several times a day.

I agree crown die back isn’t Always a sign of root decay- but is it possible ,it is ,more often than not a sign that the roots are not healthy and that said , doesn’t make the tree unsafe necessarily.. I just make that inference that’s roots and crown dieback maybe close in balance from years of observing tree failures .. It’s hard to measure root decay underground that’s one thing without some extensive work. The crown of the tree can be one of the best visual cues we can rely on imho for simplicity.

 

[Daniel]

I agree crown die back isn’t Always a sign of root decay- but is it possible ,it is ,more often than not a sign that the roots are not healthy and that said , doesn’t make the tree unsafe necessarily.. I just make that inference that’s roots and crown dieback maybe close in balance from years of observing tree failures .. It’s hard to measure root decay underground that’s one thing without some extensive work. The crown of the tree can be one of the best visual cues we can rely on imho for simplicity.

It's almost intuitive after seeing enough trees fail... the thing about this tree is that it ws tucked away in the rear corner of the neighbor's backyard... that's a rental property and the owner lives abroad. No one was paybing attention to it.

 

[Treetopflyer]

It's almost intuitive after seeing enough trees fail... the thing about this tree is that it ws tucked away in the rear corner of the neighbor's backyard... that's a rental property and the owner lives abroad. No one was paybing attention to it.

Oh I totally understand that sad fact of this story Daniel. My head will be on a swivel working around town with this one in back of my mind