One worker was killed and another seriously injured when they fell out of a boom lift October 27, 2025, in Rockland, Mass. The men were maintenance workers for a condominium complex and were trimming a tree approximately 40 feet up when they both fell. Both were taken to a local hospital, where the 72-year-old man […]
A tree worker was injured in a fall October 27, 2025, in Mashpee, Massachusetts. The worker was 20 feet up when he fell. He was transported to a trauma center. No further information was available at the time of the CapeCod.com report.
A climber died in a fall October 9, 2025, in Menahga, Minnesota. The tree worker had climbed the tree to cut the top when the base broke, causing him to fall with the tree and the tree to land on him. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a Wadena Pioneer Journal report.
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.
