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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018076960 · 7/11/2018 · Karvo Paving Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
Source
Milling machines, cold planers, and road profilers

Employer

Name
Karvo Paving Company
Location
8525 Friendsville Road, LODI, OHIO, 44254
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on the ground at an active job site when a reversing milling machine ran over the employee's left foot. The machine continued running up his leg to approximately his hip. His left foot and leg were crushed, with damage to the left hip and amputation of the left leg from the knee down. He also suffered a fractured right leg and hip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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