Arlin Downey, of Green County, died on Tuesday after he was struck by a falling tree branch.
Downey, who has family in Adair County, was working with his nephew cutting a limb off a tree when the accident occurred. Downey and his nephew were about a mile into Green County on Hwy. 61, according to Green County Coroner Udell Stilts.
Downey started to cut from the bottom of the tree when he was struck by the falling branch.
Green County EMS responded to the scene and Downey was transported to Jane Todd Memorial Hospital in Greensburg where he was pronounced deceased at 11 a.m.