WATCH: A tree trimmer in Pennsylvania is lucky to be alive after a freak accident
PITTSBURGH – A tree trimmer is recovering after he was rushed to a Pittsburgh hospital with a chainsaw blade embedded in his neck.
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James Valentine was in a tree in Ross Township on Monday afternoon when he was struck in the neck by the saw. Another worker helped him down, and his co-workers left the saw in place to try to limit the bleeding.
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Valentine had emergency surgery at Allegheny General Hospital. Doctors say the saw missed major arteries and instead cut into muscle. The hospital Tuesday released an X-ray showing the saw still in the 21-year-old’s neck.
Valentine works for Adler Tree Service in Gibsonia. Owner Dominic Migliozzi calls the rescue “amazing.”
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