Two men were killed when they fell from the bucket or basket of an aerial lift while trimming trees January 11, 2025, in Galesville, Wisconsin. Douglas B. Poss, 63, of Menomonee Falls, and Ryan D. Poss, 61, of Winneconne, were [...]
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 [...]
A landscaper died in a fall March 9, 2025, in Tiburon, California. The man was trimming a tree at a residential property when he fell 60 feet, landing in a neighbor’s backyard. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according [...]
A man died in a fall from a pine tree April 14, 2025, in Fairmont, West Virginia. Jackie James Hess Jr., 65, of Fairmont, was trimming trees when he fell. Emergency responders were called, but Hess was pronounced dead at [...]
A man was killed when he fell from a tree he was cutting April 20, 2025, in Athens, Georgia. The 70-year-old man was tied to a rope about 50 feet up in a tree when he slipped through the rope [...]




