Texas Man Loses Arm in Work Place Accident
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A concrete worker from Texas is recovering from in the hospital after receiving personal injuries in an accident at his workplace on Wednesday, January 2. The accident resulted in the amputation of the man's arm.
According to his son, 52-year-old Robert Kerstetter was greasing a machine at 4:30 a.m. the morning of the accident when his right arm was caught in the machine.
He said that he had been stuck for several minutes before he pulled his arm away from the machine, severing it at the elbow.
According to Warren Hassinger, a member of the EMS, "His sleeve had become entangled in a pulley or an auger, and he was mangled severely and held in place for approximately 30 minutes.
Kerstetter then managed to make his way to the office of his workplace in order to call 911.
The scene of the accident was the facility of Alamo Concrete in Manor, Texas.
Kerstetter was transported by emergency crews to Brackenridge Hospital in Austin, Texas, where, as of Thursday morning, he was listed as being in critical, but stable condition.
According to officials from the Emergency Medical Services, Kerstetter's injuries were severe, but he was awake and alert enough to talk to medics en route to the hospital.
At the time of the accident, no one else was on the site.
Also according to EMS officials, Kerstetter could have died at the site and the piece of machinery very well could have pulled him in.
No statement by Alamo Concrete regarding the incident has been made.
For more information on this subject, please refer to the section on Workplace Injuries.