An aerial-lift operator was seriously injured when he contacted a power line October 31, 2025, in Anna, Ohio. The man was trimming trees in a towable lift when he reportedly grabbed the line, apparently thinking it was a support cable rather than a live wire, according to a WDTN report. He lost his hand and […]
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 seriously injured after being pinned by a cut tree July 26, 2025, in Bell County, Kentucky. The man was working with a crew when a tree was cut, and the cut tree pinned him against another tree, crushing him. He was flown to a hospital and treated for several injuries, according […]
A tree trimmer sustained serious injuries when they fell from a tree February 22, 2025, in Fresno, Calif. It was unclear from the report if the tree was 60 feet tall or if the worker fell 60 feet. The worker was transported to a local hospital, according to a CBS47 report. Due to the tree’s […]
A worker with the state of Kentucky’s transportation department was injured when he was struck by a tree he was cutting February 3, 2025, in Lexington, Kentucky. The saw that Dakota Pay, 22, was using became stuck, so he used another saw to dislodge the first saw, which caused the tree to fall in the […]
