Crime & Safety
Knoll Club Worker Injured in Tree-Cutting Accident
Police say the man is hospitalized at Morristown Medical Center because of injuries sustained in the mishap.
A town worker is undergoing treatment at Morristown Medical Center for injuries sustanined on the job early Thursday morning near the Knoll Country Club West, according to Parsippany Police.
A Knoll Club employee reportedly was cutting down a large ash tree just before 7 a.m. when it split and twisted and then fell, trapping the lower part of the man's left leg between it and another tree, according to a police statement.
Police officers responded to the country club, as did emergency medical technicians from Par-Troy EMS-1. Parsippany Rescue and Recovery also was on the scene, using airbags and cribbing to stabilize and lift the tree to allow the victim to be extricated.
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The injured man was taken to Morristown Medical Center where he continues to receive treatment, said a police statement.
Police said the extent and severity of the victim’s injury is not known at this time.
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