A tree worker was electrocuted while trimming trees September 13, 2024, in Fairway, Kansas. The 30-year-old worker was approximately 10 feet off the ground in a harness when the incident occurred. Firefighters attempted to resuscitate the man, but he was [...]

A tree worker died of electrocution when a branch of the tree he was working on contacted a live wire September 21, 2024, in Alexandria, Virginia. The worker was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a WTOP News report.

A man was killed when the pole saw he was using to cut a branch from a tree contacted a power line November 2, 2024, in Elbridge Township, Michigan. Witnesses were able to get the man, 53, from Hart, Mich., [...]

A worker on the ground was seriously injured when he received an electric shock from an energized aerial-lift truck while clearing trees December 10, 2024, in Newport, Tennessee. Jonathan Lane was walking around the truck when he came into contact [...]

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 [...]