Crime & Safety
Worker Hurt in Chainsaw Accident
Victim hospitalized after Friday afternoon incident at Nassau Country Club.
A man was hospitalized Friday after a chainsaw he was using to cut tree stumps at Nassau Country Club accidentally cut his foot, according to Glen Cove EMS.
An ambulance was dispatched to the property at 1:24 p.m.
The worker, who was in his twenties, was using the chainsaw when it "kicked back at him," said Glen Cove EMS Chief Matt Venturino.
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The man suffered a severe laceration to his right foot. He was stabilized at the scene ad transported to the trauma center at Winthrop University Hospital.
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