Employee Crushed In Workplace Accident In Southington: FD

SOUTHINGTON, CT — A patient was hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after suffering crush injuries involving a salvage vehicle at Chuck & Eddie's Used Auto Parts in Southington, according to the Southington Fire Department.

Southington firefighters, police and AMR responded at 3:26 p.m. to Chuck & Eddie's, 425 Old Turnpike Road, for a reported crush injury, SFD Capt. Daniel Comen said.

Emergency crews arrived to find a patient whose lower extremities had been crushed by a salvage vehicle, according to Comen.

Emergency medical care was provided at the scene before the patient was transported to the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain.

No further information was available.

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