Construction Worker's Leg Partially Amputated In On-Site Injury
ODENTON, Md. (WJZ)— A construction worker is seriously injured after being struck by a piece of heavy equipment at an operating site in Odenton.
It happened around 8:15 a.m. Thursday in the 2600-block of Conway Road in Anne Arundel County.
When firefighters arrived on the scene, they found the 40-year-old construction worker suffering from an incomplete amputation of his right leg.
He was transported to Shock Trauma with serious, non-life threatening injuries.
A firefighter operating on the scene of the incident also suffered a minor injury and is being treated at a local hospital.
No other injuries were reported.
Anne Arundel County Police and Maryland Occupation Safety and Health are investigating the incident.
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