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Local fire chief injured in tilling accident
WQOW TV News 18
By Aarik Woods - email Eau Claire (WQOW) - A local fire chief and well-known businessman is out of surgery and in recovery. Nels Gunderson lost part of his leg because of an accident on Sunday. "We kind of call him the energizer bunny....and I don't ...

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Oseeo fire chief injured in rototiller accident
Leader-Telegram
OSSEO — Automotive dealer and Osseo Rural Fire Department Chief Nels Gunderson was seriously injured Sunday afternoon in a rototiller accident. Gunderson's right leg was amputated about 4 inches below the knee at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn ...

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CBS Local
Man's arm amputated after getting caught in machine
Los Angeles Times
A 63-year-old man's arm was amputated when it got caught in an industrial lathe in Santa Ana, officials said Friday. The accident occurred about 11:30 pm Thursday at aircraft parts manufacturer GE Aviation on East Dyer Road as the man was turning a ...
Worker's arm severed by industrial latheSacramento Bee
Man's Arm Severed In Santa Ana Industrial AccidentCBS Local

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Georgia flesh-eating bacteria patient breathing on own: father
Chicago Tribune
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A Georgia graduate student fighting a rare flesh-eating bacterial infection she contracted after being injured in a zip-line accident nearly three weeks ago is breathing on her own without the help of a ventilator, her father said.

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Grandfather battling flesh-eating bacteria after accident
MyFox Atlanta
Bales' son Mike is a 16-year-veteran and captain with the DeKalb Fire Department. Capt. Bales says the flesh-eating bacteria that threatens his dad's life has already led to two tissue-removing surgeries, but there's more. "The antibiotics just can't ...

Mansfield Fire and EMS Log: Gas Leaks, Grease Fire and Collisions
Patch.com
12:19 pm Gas company requested an EMS transport after a worker had one of his finger tips “amputated” during work on Branch Street. Said worker was transported to the Rhode Island Hospital. 12:10 am Norton Fire requested an ambulance for an accident at ...

Pages from the Past: Catonsville area women both have limbs amputated after ...
Baltimore Sun
As a result of an elevator accident at the Belvedere Hotel in Baltimore last week, Miss Mary Edith Meade of Ellicott City suffered the loss of a leg and Mrs. Ruth Clas of Catonsville the loss of a foot. The girls were leaving the hotel following a ...

Mother of newborn twins battling flesh-eating bacteria still critical in ...
Spartanburg Herald Journal
Swaffer said doctors are still trying to kill all of the bacteria, which they recently identified as Strep A, but if they can't, amputation could be the next step. Swaffer said she has been following the news stories of Aimee Copeland, the 24-year-old ...

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Two years after bad car accident, Giants release Chad Jones
CBSSports.com (blog)
“As we've said since his accident, we're thankful he is alive and able to lead a normal life.” After his early-morning car accident in June 2010, where it took the New Orleans Fire Department more than 20 minutes to cut him loose from the vehicle, ...

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Back on course after a crash
Warren Tribune Chronicle
A motorcycle accident nearly two years ago almost took the life of an area man who has continued to fight his way back from having both legs amputated and most of his body severely burned. Robert Namola, 42, was riding his 1976 Harley-Davidson ...