Construction Worker Strikes Coworker in Chest With Paving Tool, Narrowly Misses Pacemaker
The wound did not penetrate the man's chest and did not damage internal organs, according to a police report.
Photos
A construction worker struck another man with a paving tool, gashing his chest and narrowly missing his pacemaker, police said.
Sunset Hills Police said that Brian Kitson, 30, and the second coworker argued throughout the day Oct. 4 at a construction site in Sunset Hills. Kitson then swung the sharp end of an asphalt lute, a tool used to spread hot asphalt, at the man, striking him in the chest, according to the police report.
The wounded man first was taken to Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Festus and then was transferred by ambulance to St. Louis University Hospital. Physicians told police the wound was one centimeter by one centimeter, and did not penetrate the chest or harm any internal organs.
Kitson, of House Springs, was charged Oct. 29 with second-degree assault.
Bail was set at $10,000, cash only.
For more crime information on Sunset Hills Patch, see the following articles:
In This article
-
City of Sunset Hills Police Department
3905 S Lindbergh Blvd, Saint Louis, MO -
Sunset Hills City
3939 S Lindbergh Blvd, Saint Louis, MO -
-
-
Stephen D
11:24 am on Monday, November 12, 2012
Wonder what the argument was about.
Karlie Baker
7:29 am on Tuesday, November 13, 2012
A comment was removed because it violates our Terms of Use. This should go without saying, but please refrain from profanity.
Stephen D
7:34 am on Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Perhaps a little jail time will help him out.
mike dickey
11:17 am on Wednesday, November 14, 2012
He is realy a easy going guy I have workd him so the other guy probably deserved it brian doesn't do stuff like that unless something reely wrong happens
Stephen D
9:00 am on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Why is this story being resurrected? There's no update, so what's the point?
Cade Portell
11:47 pm on Monday, December 3, 2012
Well since i was on the job sight everyone needs to know this was self defense. Don't need to judge him Tom laid a hand on Brian and well it was on. He shouldn't even be sitting in jail still. I saw the Tom's wound and well if it would have been more than just a scratch then he would have gone to the hospital right away. Instead of staying at the job sight harassing all of us for another hour and a half.
Stephen D
1:31 am on Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Thanks Cade.