EL man injured

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CHESTER - An East Liverpool man was seriously injured due to a workplace accident along Route 30 in Chester.

An employee of Get-R-Done Paving, Scott Jackson, 26, of Lisbon Street, was working on a project in the parking lot lane between Chuggers and The Pint, located at 1294 Lincoln Highway, according to Sgt. Chuck Stanley of the Hancock County Sheriff's Department.

"There were two guys working and shoveling to patch holes," Stanley said. "There was some sort of miscommunication and the truck backed up and one of them, Jackson, was hit and run over."

The accident occurred at approximately 10:40 a.m. Thursday.

Stanley said Jackson suffered from a broken leg and likely had internal injuries. The deputy was told the truck went over Jackson's leg and up around his midsection as well.

"He did not lose consciousness and was talking the whole time he was at the scene," Stanley said.

According to the deputy, the business owner, William Smith, 54, of Erie Street in East Liverpool, was operating the commercial, 1984 Chevy dump truck when the accident occurred.

The crew was out patching the lane between the two nightclubs, according to Stanley. No citations were issued, and the deputy said it is being handled as an accident.

Jackson was transported to East Liverpool City Hospital by members of the Chester/Newell Ambulance Service. The Lawrenceville Volunteer Fire Department also assisted at the scene.

A City Hospital spokesperson said Jackson was listed in serious condition and was airlifted to Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh.

Late Thursday night, Jackson was in critical condition, according to an official with the hospital in Pittsburgh.