Worker killed in stump grinder accident
Seacoastonline.com reported state Medical Examiner Will Bartels said the man died following traumatic injuries to his body at a 260 Gosport Road residence.
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The worker killed Thursday afternoon in an industrial accident involving a tree stump grinder has been identified as Matthew Morasse, 43, of Rochester.
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View ArticleCompany mourns worker killed in stump grinder accident
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Officials are investigating a fatal accident involving a stump grinder that killed a tree service worker in Portsmouth, N.H. The Portsmouth Herald reports that Morasse was an employee of Urban Tree...
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