MAN'S LEG CRUSHED AT WORK SITE.Byline: Robert Monroe Daily News Staff Writer A construction worker severely injured his leg Friday when an eight-ton construction vehicle backed over him, fire officials and his co-workers said. Ron Holm holm n. Chiefly British An island in a river. [Middle English, from Old Norse h , a 57-year-old Tujunga resident, was in surgery late Friday at UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. , where physicians attempted to repair what they called an open fracture open fracture n. A fracture in which broken bone fragments lacerate soft tissue and protrude through an open wound in the skin. Also called compound fracture. of his leg just above his ankle. Holm's leg was crushed and dragged underneath the vehicle at a site where a housing tract is being constructed at 4001 Reseda Blvd. The accident took place just after 9:30 a.m. Holm was reviewing construction plans with his back to the vehicle when it backed over him, said co-worker Sasha Rand. Holm tucked his body into a fetal position fetal position n. A position of the body at rest in which the spine is curved, the head is bowed forward, and the arms and legs are drawn in toward the chest. and dodged the rear wheels, then tried to scramble to safety. His arm and leg, however, became entangled en·tan·gle tr.v. en·tan·gled, en·tan·gling, en·tan·gles 1. To twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; snarl. 2. To complicate; confuse. 3. To involve in or as if in a tangle. under a metal apparatus that extended underneath the vehicle. ``If he hadn't moved at all, he would have been dead,'' said Rand, an Anaheim resident. Holm was able to crawl free. Co-workers wrapped his wounded leg in shirts. Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Fire Capt. John Pecel said Holm's right arm was also broken in the accident. CAPTION(S): Photo, Map PHOTO L.A. Fire Department Capt. John Pecel interviews a worker at the scene of a construction injury. David Sprague/Daily News MAP: Tarzana - Construction worker injured |
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