Minnesota Tree Trimmer Charged After Coworker Killed By Hydraulic Grapple
Christopher Boone Crimmins, 34, was charged Sunday after a boom-truck grapple crushed a coworker's head during on-the-job horseplay Thursday in Apple Valley, Minnesota.[1]
Dakota County charged Crimmins with one felony count of second-degree manslaughter and set bail at $40,000 without conditions or $20,000 with conditions.[1] The victim was 26-year-old tree worker Tyler Anthony Lynch.[1]
On Thursday, August 20, a boom truck grapple crushed Lynch's head at a worksite in Apple Valley, investigators said.[1] Investigators allege Crimmins moved the grapple while "f—ing around" with shadows and was not monitoring the equipment or Lynch.[1]
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- On Thursday, August 20, 2026, a boom truck grapple crushed 26-year-old tree worker Tyler Anthony Lynch's head in Apple Valley, Minnesota.
- Operator Christopher Boone Crimmins, 34, allegedly moved the grapple while "f—ing around" with shadows and was not monitoring the equipment or Lynch.
- Dakota County charged Crimmins with one felony count of second-degree manslaughter and set bail at $40,000 without conditions or $20,000 with conditions.
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August 24, 2026