Man electrocuted
A man was killed when his saw touched power lines January 18, 2025, in La Joya, Texas. Vincente Morgado, 54, of La Joya, was trimming trees on the grounds of a church when the incident occurred, according to a Daily Caller report.
Lift operator rescued from bucket
A tree worker was rescued from a bucket truck January 14, 2025, in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. The aerial-lift operator was performing tree work in a neighborhood when the bucket appeared to malfunction. The fire department provided rescue equipment, and the worker was able to attach himself to a rope before being lowered to the ground, according […]
Two men killed in fall from aerial lift
Two men were killed when they fell from the bucket or basket of an aerial lift while trimming trees January 11, 2025, in Galesville, Wisconsin. Douglas B. Poss, 63, of Menomonee Falls, and Ryan D. Poss, 61, of Winneconne, were in the lift when it tipped. The lift was on a slight slope, which caused […]
Man killed while clearing storm damage
A man was killed January 10, 2025, in Perry, Fla., while cutting branches that had been broken in a storm. The 62-year-old man was cutting “widow makers,” broken limbs stuck in the crown of a tree, according to a Perry News-Herald report.
Two workers injured by electricity
Two public-works employees were injured January 9, 2025, in Waukegan, Illinois, when a truck’s crane boom came in contact with power lines. The two tree workers were part of a public-works crew working in the area when one of the trucks, equipped with a crane, touched a power line. The power line energized the truck, […]
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