A young man who survived one of the most devastating workplace accidents imaginable is speaking candidly about life after tragedy — and the deeply personal questions that often follow.
In 2019, Loren Schauers was working on a construction site when a catastrophic forklift accident changed his life forever. The machinery reportedly rolled, crushing him and causing injuries so severe that doctors were forced to take extraordinary measures to save his life.
Surgeons ultimately performed a hemicorporectomy — an extremely rare and radical operation that removes the body below the waist, including the pelvis and lower organs. Schauers also lost part of one arm and now uses a prosthetic limb. Medical professionals made the call after blood flow to his lower body was irreparably compromised.
