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A worker trimming trees early this week in Long Island fell from his perch in a tree, ostensible due to a mechanical failure at 10 am yesterday. He suffered injuries, but appears to be doing well.
28 year old Melvin Villalobos of Locust Valley works for Green Mansion Tree Service, based out of Syosset. He was working to prune the trees behind 24 Sherwood Road in Glen Cove, Nassau County early Monday morning when one of the hydraulic pistons, known as the "spider unit," snapped from the arm of his crane. He was standing in the bucket at the end of the crane's arm when the spider unit malfunctioned, sending the bucket and Villalobos hurtling to the ground. Newsday claims the fall was 50 feet, but other sources claim it was 30 feet.
Villalobos suffered head injuries and communicated incoherently when he was found. He was immediately airlifted to North Shore Manhasset Hospital, where his injuries were treated. He was expected to be released after a day at the hospital.
Police have not yet opened a criminal investigation and they have yet to issue any summonses. Villalobos's company has not offered a statement as of yet.
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