A climber performing a crane-assisted tree removal fell approximately 30 feet November 25, 2025, in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. The climber sustained serious injuries after they apparently cut through their steel-core flip line with a chain saw, according to a narrative reported directly to TCIA.
A wildland firefighter supervisor was injured in a struck-by November 17, 2025, in Tillamook, Oregon. Dana Turner was working with her crew to remove a 70-foot noble fir, which was being cut for use as a Christmas tree, when it struck her leg. The takedown was set up with pulleys and an excavator, but the […]
A worker was rescued when a tree he was clearing fell through the windshield of his skid steer November 15, 2025, in Lawrence County, Tennessee. John Kress was clearing land when the skid steer started to fall forward and the tree fell through the windshield, pinning him inside. Co-workers were able to stabilize the skid […]
A climber was apparently electrocuted November 6, 2025, in Beverlywood, Los Angeles, California. Javier Lopez Mila, 49, of Los Angeles, was found suspended approximately 30 feet in the air and 6 to 8 feet below high-voltage power lines. He was declared dead at the scene, according to an ABC 7 repor
A man was injured when he was struck by a tree he was cutting November 2, 2025, in West Penn Township, Pennsylvania. The man was reportedly air lifted to a medical facility, according to a WFMZ report.
