Originally published Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 11:23 AM
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Bremerton man killed in fall from tree
A tree-trimmer fatally injured in a fall while limbing a tree in the Poulsbo was identified Tuesday as Michael S. Pitcher, 30, of Bremerton.
A tree-trimmer fatally injured in a fall while limbing a tree in the Poulsbo was identified Tuesday as Michael S. Pitcher, 30, of Bremerton.
Kitsap County Coroner Greg Sandstrom said Pitcher was the owner of Allstar Tree & Landscape of Bremerton. He was dead at the scene in 13000 block of Keyport Road Northeast following a fall shortly before 5 p.m. Monday
According to Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue, aid was summoned by a co-worker after Pitcher fell about 35 feet from a tree in which he was working. He was wearing a helmet, but landed on his head on a fallen tree.
The state Department of Labor and Industries is investigating.
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