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Gus Rodriguez sits on his porch on Nov. 24, 2025, at his home in Elizabeth, Colorado, near Denver. Rodriguez’s leg was amputated below the knee after a workplace accident in a San Antonio asphalt plant in 2014, but he is able to use a prosthetic for everyday tasks.
Eshaan Sarup
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Public Health Watch
Over a decade, an average of seven U.S. workers a day suffered workplace accidents that caused or led to amputations. Those numbers are expected to go up with reduced federal oversight under the Trump administration.