Man injured by falling tree branch while cutting branches, Stanardsville VA
Medical EmergencyA 47-year-old man was injured when a heavy tree branch fell on his upper leg while he was cutting branches near Snow Mountain Road. He was conscious and breathing when emergency crews arrived. The branch was about 8 to 10 inches in diameter and weighed several hundred pounds.
Audio|Source: Greene County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Near Snow Mountain Road,
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Dyke, trouble with injury, grid-A-Hast, N-43.
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Greetings, trauma, 4, response, tune round.
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Call on response to in route 1045.
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You're going to be en route to the area of near Snow Mountain Road.
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The caller was unsure of the address, they would be close to painting.
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They did provide (number withheld).
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He was advising a 47-year-old male with trauma.
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We were cutting branches down.
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One of the branches fell on one of the parties.
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He is conscious and breathing.
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Presumed 395 million.
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pounds.
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He did fall on his upper leg.
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He's not...
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The branch was approximately 8 to 10 inches in diameter, a couple hundred pounds.
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Same by.
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I think the trauma floor in response to the party is no longer under the branch.
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They're able to get it off of them.
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Hearing incident number (number withheld).
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Directly.
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Location mentioned:
Snow Mountain Rd, Stanardsville, VA 22973
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