Authorities working to ID man
By Barrett J. Brunsman
bbrunsman@enquirer.com
PIERCE TWP. – The man killed Tuesday in a tree-trimming accident was from Mexico, but investigators have been hampered in identifying him because he had more than one ID on him, officials said this morning.
Someone thought to be the brother of the victim could make a positive ID later today, according to the Clermont County coroner’s office.
The name reported to the coroner’s office was Jose Manuel Gonzalez Pano. He was said to be 22.
The man’s body was taken to the Hamilton County coroner’s office for an autopsy, the results of which are pending.
“He did suffer a head injury,” but the cause of death hasn’t been determined, said Deb Hawkins, an investigator for the Clermont County coroner’s office.
A falling branch apparently hit his head, police have said.
The victim worked for the Lewis Tree Service of New York, Hawkins said.
He and three other people were trimming trees along Merwin-Ten Mile Road, just south of Locust Corner Road, when the accident happened.
Merwin-Ten Mile is a county road, but it’s unclear who hired the crew.
None of the other men in the crew could explain to Pierce Township police what happened, so a deputy from the county sheriff’s office who speaks Spanish was sent to help interview them.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the accident, said Dennis Slessman, assistant area director.
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Why would leave reactions as funny, interesting, or cool? Something like that tree trimming accident is just sad. Have a heart. He's a human being even though he's not an American.
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