A tree-company owner was killed in a fall December 13, 2024, in an area near the Susquehanna River in York County, Pennsylvania. Shawnathan Winters, 40, of Dover, Pa., had climbed a tree and was making a cut when he apparently [...]

A tree-company owner was seriously injured in a fall December 18, 2024, in Issaquah, Washington. Dustin Gerstner, of Bothell, Wash., and a 15-year arborist, was 20 feet up in a large cedar he planned to cut. He moved to a [...]

A farmer was killed in a struck-by December 19, 2024, in Berwick Township, Pa. Jacob M. Shank, 74, of Hanover in Penn Township, Pa., was on his farm in Berwick Township removing a tree with some of his workers. When [...]

A man fired shots at tree workers December 31, 2024, in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Kyle Stacey shot a rifle at the workers, then retreated into his home. When police arrived, he barricaded himself in his house. No injuries were reported, and [...]

A tree worker was rescued from the bucket of an aerial-lift truck December 31, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. A hydraulic line on the truck ruptured, causing the man to be stranded at height. Firefighters were able to extend their [...]