Paralyzing experience at Heavenly doesn’t stop contractor
By Mark Emmons, San Jose Mercury News
The construction site in East San Jose is a clutter of tools, building materials and heavy machinery. Everyone must wear a hard hat and it’s not easy to get around.
That’s especially the case for someone in a wheelchair.
But here is Mark “Sparky” Muhn, 20 months removed from a ski accident that left him paralyzed, still doing the contracting job he loves. Even if it means having his wheelchair strapped to a forklift sometimes and carried to a concrete slab foundation where he can supervise his work crew.
Muhn isn’t the sort who allows challenges to stop him.