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Overcast Hempstead man recovering after tree cutting accident in Oceanside
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A Hempstead man who was hospitalized on Monday following a tree cutting accident is in stable condition, according to a South Nassau Communities Hospital spokesman.
Police said the victim, Frank Villegas, 63, of Hempstead, who works for a tree-trimming company, was cutting a tree on Foxhurst Road in Oceanside around 3:45 p.m. when the accident occurred. Police said Villegas sustained a serious laceration to his arm when the chain saw he was using bounced off a tree limb. He then lost his footing and fell to the ground. Villegas was transported to SNCH in serious but stable condition.
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