A man died while cutting a fallen tree December 5, 2024, in Lenoir County, North Carolina. Emergency personnel responded to a call regarding a person who suffered traumatic injuries while cutting a fallen tree at a church. The victim was [...]

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 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 [...]

An employee of a local tree service died in a work-related accident January 19, 2025, in Lafayette, Louisiana. Curtis Spencer, 71, of St. Martinville, La., was injured on a job site and died before first responders arrived, according to a [...]

A municipal tree worker died three days after being critically injured on the job June 17, 2025, in Mount Vernon, New York. Juan Peralta Sr., 77, of Mount Vernon, underwent emergency surgery but died from his injuries June 20, according [...]