The company had contracted to perform power line repairs after strong storms.
The accident happened shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday, May 3, 2025, on 21st Avenue South, also known as Diaper Row in the Redmont Park neighborhood.A contract worker for Alabama Power has been identified as the man killed when he was hit by a falling tree in Birmingham over the weekend.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office on Monday identified the victim as Jeffrey Scott Duffie. He was 57 and lived in Daviston in Tallapoosa County.The company had contracted with Alabama Power to perform power line repairs from the strong storms that happened Friday night and into Saturday. One man was killed an another injured by falling tree limbs on Birmingham's 21st Avenue South, also known as Diaper Row.Police and Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service arrived to find two victims injured, one of them trapped by the downed tree or tree limbs.Alabama father and son charged in deadly Montgomery shootingAlabama man gets decades in prison for plotting assassination of Birmingham federal prosecutor If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our
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