Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at GERSHENSON CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
Start: 4/7/2025

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2025043213 · 4/7/2025 · GERSHENSON CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s) unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving and standing vehicle
Source: Concrete paving machines, pavers
Secondary source: Rollers, compactors construction

Employer

Name: GERSHENSON CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
Location: Page Blvd & Union Blvd., SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63113
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was standing on the back of a paving machine and preparing to pave. A roller was driving toward the paving machine and pinned the employee against the back of the paver, crushing his right leg. His stomach was impaled by the screw bar handle of the paving machine. The employee sustained a laceration to the abdomen and an amputation to the left leg.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown