Pueblo worker loses legs in rail car accident
By Hector Gutierrez, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)
Published January 14, 2009 at 12:05 a.m.
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A Pueblo County rail worker lost both legs below the knees Tuesday when he was pinned by a section of track that was being loaded onto a rail car.
The victim, David Clark, 45, was flown by a Flight for Life helicopter to St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center, where he was in stable condition, sheriff's spokeswoman Deputy Laurie Kilpatrick said.
The accident occurred shortly before 5 p.m. at Chemtron Rail Products just outside Pueblo. Clark, a Chemtron employee, had been loading track onto rail cars and tying them down, the deputy said.
As he reached for a box of bolts, another rail section was being placed onto the rack of a car, pinning Clark between the rack and the rail, Kilpatrick said.
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buzzman writes:
My thoughts to his family
January 14, 2009
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jersey writes:
Just horrible. Wishing him God's speed in his recovery. Thankfully he still has his life and family for support. Bless them all.