SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI—
GERSHENSON CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving and standing vehicle · Amputations involving bone loss
Final 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.
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