Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office press release:

On March 7, 2018 at about 9:30 a.m., Humboldt County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a property on the 2500 block of Hill Ln. in Hydesville for the report of an industrial accident.

An independent contractor, identified as 42-year-old Scott Eskra of Eureka, was doing tree work on the property when he received fatal injuries from a felled tree branch.

Cal-OSHA and the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office are currently investigating this incident. An autopsy has been scheduled for Friday, March 9.