Emergency crews responded for a technical rescue when a tree worker was injured August 21, 2023, in Burke, Virginia. Crews were able to lower the man from the tree, and he was transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, [...]

A man died while trimming branches November 22, 2023, in Papillion, Nebraska. Ricky Witt, 63, of Papillion, was trimming trees at a home. Police said the accident happened Wednesday, November 22, and Witt was found on Thursday, November 23, according [...]

A state tree worker was killed on the job January 17, 2024, in Niagara County, New York. Aaron Peters, 32, of Youngstown, New York, was part of a park crew removing trees at Golden Hill State Park when the incident [...]

A teen died when he was cutting down trees May 2, 2024, in Phenix City, Alabama. Hunter Waller, 17, of Salem, Alabama, was helping a family member trim and cut down trees when the incident occurred. An ambulance arrived at [...]

A tree trimmer was found unresponsive and hanging from his harness in a tree April 9, 2022, in Los Angeles, California. Police found David Cerigioni, 70, hanging upside down about 50 feet in the air. Firefighters used a ladder truck [...]