A worker was killed while cutting a tree June 11, 2025, in Helena, Arkansas. Tracey Barefield, 59, of Conway, Ark., died when a tree he was cutting split and struck him, according to a Wynne Progress report.

A worker was killed when he was struck by a tree limb May 29, 2025, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Aiden Hernandez, 19, of Woodland Park, Colo., died at the scene. No further information was available, according to a KRDO report.

A man died after being struck in the head by a log May 21, 2025, in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Stephen M. Gill, 36, of West Penn Township, in Schuylkill County, died when a person operating an excavator holding a tree rotated the equipment, striking Gill on the head, according to a The Morning Call report.

A worker was killed by a falling tree May 14, 2025, in White Cloud, Minn. The 38-year-old worker was 60 feet from the work area and was walking back to the job from a lunch break when they were struck by the falling tree, which had been infected with oak wilt. The worker died at […]