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Man dies in fall while trimming tree

A man died after he fell while trimming a tree July 8, 2025, in Harris County, Texas. The man was transported to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. It was unclear if he was a worker or resident, according to a KHOU 11 report.

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Worker killed in fall

A worker was killed when he fell 30 feet June 23, 2025, in Long Island, N.Y. The 32-year-old worker was standing on a branch of a mostly dead Norway maple over a driveway. They were rigging big pieces out with a lowering line in the same leader as the climber’s line, according to a report […]

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Homeowner killed in fall from tree

A man was killed when he fell from a tree he was cutting April 20, 2025, in Athens, Georgia. The 70-year-old man was tied to a rope about 50 feet up in a tree when he slipped through the rope and fell, landing on his back. The man’s son found him unconscious and not breathing, […]

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Man dies in fall

A man died in a fall from a pine tree April 14, 2025, in Fairmont, West Virginia. Jackie James Hess Jr., 65, of Fairmont, was trimming trees when he fell. Emergency responders were called, but Hess was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a WBOY report.

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Worker dies in fall

A landscaper died in a fall March 9, 2025, in Tiburon, California. The man was trimming a tree at a residential property when he fell 60 feet, landing in a neighbor’s backyard. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a The Ark news report. It was unclear from the report whether the worker […]

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