Drexel Hill man dies after fall from ladder
A Drexel Hill man died after falling from a ladder while trying to cut down tree limbs. The freak accident happened at about 8:45 p.m. Monday, when the man lost his balance while cutting branches from a large tree on his front lawn on the 5200 block Reservation Road, according to Upper Darby police.
A Drexel Hill man died after falling from a ladder while trying to cut down tree limbs.
The freak accident happened at about 8:45 p.m. Monday, when the man lost his balance while cutting branches from a large tree on his front lawn on the 5200 block Reservation Road, according to Upper Darby police.
Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood on Tuesday identified the deceased man as 53-year-old Thomas Eppright.
Eppright was using an electric saw to try to remove branches from the tree when he fell backward, Chitwood said.
"It's just a horrible accident," he said.
A neighbor, who works as a nurse, saw the incident and administered CPR.
Medics took Eppright to the Crozer-Chester Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
No one else was injured.