A man was injured on Thursday when his arm was caught in a mechanical steel-drum wrapping machine at a factory on Langeberg Road in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal paramedics said.
"It is thought that the man had been using the machine to wrap steel drums in heavy duty plastic prior to their being transported. While doing so, the man's arm was caught in the moving part of the machine," said Netcare 911 spokesperson Jeff Wicks.
Wicks said other workers in the factory shut down the power and the machine was immediately switched off.
"Officers of Netcare911's specialised rescue unit arrived at the factory to find the man's arm still firmly wedged inside the machine," said Wicks.
The rescue team used advanced rescue tools to free him. His arm was not amputated.
"The man was treated and stabilised at the scene by paramedics before he was transported to the hospital for the care he required," said Wicks.
- Sapa
Published on the Web by IOL on 2010-09-02 13:35:23
"It is thought that the man had been using the machine to wrap steel drums in heavy duty plastic prior to their being transported. While doing so, the man's arm was caught in the moving part of the machine," said Netcare 911 spokesperson Jeff Wicks.
Wicks said other workers in the factory shut down the power and the machine was immediately switched off.
"Officers of Netcare911's specialised rescue unit arrived at the factory to find the man's arm still firmly wedged inside the machine," said Wicks.
The rescue team used advanced rescue tools to free him. His arm was not amputated.
"The man was treated and stabilised at the scene by paramedics before he was transported to the hospital for the care he required," said Wicks.
- Sapa
Published on the Web by IOL on 2010-09-02 13:35:23
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