A homeowner was seriously injured in a fall August 30, 2025, in Austin, Minn. Jesse Smith, an art teacher, fell from a ladder while cutting a tree that fell in his yard. He suffered extensive injuries, including broken ribs and a broken collarbone, according to a GoFundMe page as reported by KROC.
A lift operator was injured in a fall August 20, 2025, in Streator, Illinois. The man was trimming trees from a bucket truck when he fell 15 to 20 feet. He was transported to a hospital by helicopter, but there was no report on his condition, according to a WLPO report.
A climber died August 7, 2025, in Morrison County, Minnesota, when the tree he was working in collapsed. Daniel Dickman, 57, of Hillman, was cutting a large tree in sections when a section swung into the section he was standing on, shattering it and sending him down more than three stories. A cut section then […]
A tree worker was seriously injured when he was knocked out of a bucket and fell to the ground July 22, 2025, in Leesburg, Alabama. Austin Hulsey, 27, was working with the owner of a tree care company, taking down a tree in sections using rigging. One of the sections fell onto the bucket, causing […]
A worker was seriously injured in a fall July 14, 2025, in Wading River, New York. The 35-year-old male was taking down a tree above a second-story deck when his rope broke. He fell onto the deck railing and then to the ground. He was transported to the hospital via medivac helicopter. He was in […]
