A man was rescued from a crane by the Syosset Fire Department Wednesday morning after he was injured by a piece of metal.
At 8:53 a.m. volunteers were summoned to the scene on Gordon Drive, according to 1st Dep. Chief Robert Kaplan. A company was expanding the back of a building, and a man was fixing the crane on a concrete truck using welding equipment.
He was struck by a piece of metal and suffered head and neck injuries. Firefighters had to remove him from the top of the crane, a process that took about five minutes. He was stable and alert when he was removed and taken for further medical attention.
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* It was a busy morning for the Syosset Fire Department, which also responded to a four-car accident on the Northern State Parkway Expressway eastbound at South Oyster Bay Road at 8:40 a.m.
The fire department assisted the Nassau County Police Department in treating four minor injuries. No equipment was needed to extricate any victims.
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