Worker has foot severed by paving machine

By WCVB Staff

Click here for updates on this story

    PLYMOUTH, Massachussets (WCVB) — A 51-year-old Massachusetts man who was working with a local paving company had his foot severed after a paving machine ran over his foot, the Plymouth fire chief said.

First responders were called to Empire Road Thursday evening for the victim who was hurt while paving a driveway in the area.

Fire chief Ed Bradley said the paving company was done for the day and was loading up the equipment onto a truck when the accident happened.

Bradley said a failure of the trailer hitch was responsible for the accident.

The worker was treated at the scene by Plymouth firefighters before being flown to a Boston area hospital for treatment.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Massachusetts State Police were called to the scene to document the conditions and to assist in the investigation.

Please note: This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.