A tree worker was killed in an accident involving a crane while doing tree work January 1, 2025, in Ocala, Florida. Charles E. Thomas, 36, of Dunnellon, Fla., was working at a residence for a local tree company when the [...]

A man was killed after being struck by a tree branch January 4, 2025, in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. Dwight Johnson, 50, of Lawrenceburg, and three of his sons were working on a project when he spotted a branch in the way. [...]

A bucket operator was seriously injured in a fall January 7, 2025, in Waupaca, Wisconsin. The bucket operator was reportedly working without fall protection when the saw became lodged in the tree. As the crane operator over-tensioned, the pick popped [...]

Two public-works employees were injured January 9, 2025, in Waukegan, Illinois, when a truck’s crane boom came in contact with power lines. The two tree workers were part of a public-works crew working in the area when one of the [...]

A man was killed January 10, 2025, in Perry, Fla., while cutting branches that had been broken in a storm. The 62-year-old man was cutting “widow makers,” broken limbs stuck in the crown of a tree, according to a Perry [...]