Manalapan Twp. Employee Injured In Tree-Cutting Accident

MANALAPAN, NJ — A Manalapan Township Department of Public Works employee was injured Tuesday morning while conducting routine tree maintenance, Manalapan Township police told Patch.

The accident happened at approximately 8:00 a.m. Tuesday morning on Taylors Mills Road near the intersection with Rt. 522, said Capt. Thomas Barstow. The employee sustained a leg injury and was transported to an area hospital for treatment by the Manalapan Englishtown First Aid Squad.

Stay tuned for Patch for updates on his condition. The employee has not been named by Manalapan police.

This is not the first tree-related injury in Manalapan Township this season: In April, a maintenance worker with the New Jersey State Park system sustained serious head injuries when a heavy branch from a tree fell on top of him while he was cutting it down. That accident happened in Monmouth Battlefield State Park in Manalapan Township on April 5.

The worker was removing trees to prevent the spread of the Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive insect that kills ash trees. He was airlifted to an area hospital where his last known condition was critical. He was wearing a helmet, face shield, gloves and safety chaps when the accident occurred, a state parks spokesman said. Read more on that story here: Monmouth Battlefield State Park Worker Seriously Injured When Branch Falls On Him