A man was killed by a cut limb October 4, 2025, in Peoria County, Illinois. Orin Richard C. “Rick” Burgess, 58, of Pekin, Ill., was on the ground clearing branches that had already been cut. Another man was cutting a nearby tree, and a large branch fell and hit Burgess on the head. Burgess died […]
A worker was killed when he was struck by a cut tree September 16, 2025, in DeLand, Florida. A co-worker was in a bucket cutting a tree with a chain saw. He observed that the area below was clear and announced he was going to cut the tree. The 22-year-old victim then walked into the […]
A tree worker was killed when he was struck by a towable boom lift September 9, 2025, in Rockford, Michigan. The 43-year-old worker was trimming trees at a home when a boom lift “became unattached” and rolled down a hill, striking and dragging the man downhill. The man succumbed to a head injury, according to […]
A man was struck and killed by a tree he was cutting September 7, 2025, in Wallkill, New York. The man, from Livingston Manor, was cutting a tree in a wooded area when he was struck on the chest and arm. Emergency personnel performed CPR, but he was later pronounced dead, according to a Newport […]
A man died August 20, 2025, in Warren County, Mississippi, when a tree pierced the windshield of the skid steer he was operating, striking him and trapping him in the loader, according to a WJTV report.
