A lift operator died after contacting power lines August 25, 2025, in Sterling Heights, Michigan. The 41-year-old man, a school-bus driver, was trimming trees around the bus parking lot when the incident occurred. He was transported to the hospital, where [...]

A homeowner was seriously injured in a fall August 30, 2025, in Austin, Minn. Jesse Smith, an art teacher, fell from a ladder while cutting a tree that fell in his yard. He suffered extensive injuries, including broken ribs and [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

A tree worker was bitten by a bat September 9, 2025, in Licking County, Ohio. The worker was pruning a large ash tree and did not see the bat, but did feel an unusual pain in his hand. He later [...]