Tree Worker Hospitalized After Being Struck By Falling Branch In East Hampton

EAST HAMPTON, CT — A tree worker was injured after being struck in the face by a large falling branch in East Hampton Monday morning, according to police.

East Hampton police and the East Hampton Ambulance Association responded to 185 Wopowog Road around 8:49 a.m. Aug. 17 for a report of a tree worker who had suffered a facial injury with severe bleeding.

First responders found an Asplundh Tree Service crew cutting and trimming trees in the area, police said.

According to police, one employee was using a bucket truck to trim trees when the employee cut a large branch. The branch fell to the ground and struck another employee in the face.

The injured worker was taken to Hartford Hospital by the East Hampton Ambulance Association.

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The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration was contacted and was responding to the scene, police said.