Worker Saved After Arm Caught in Meat Grinder
Orland firefighters took the man, with his arm still stuck in machinery, to Silver Cross Hospital to safely remove his arm from the grinder. The call was described as a first for the fire district.
Orland firefighters recently worked with Silver Cross Hospital doctors to save a man after his arm was caught in a meat grinder. The Orland Fire Protection District were called Saturday about a worker whose hand was caught in a meat grinder, and extracting him without injuring him further would be lengthy and challenging on scene, according to a release from the district. Firefighter/paramedics on scene began taking apart the machinery around the grinder, in order to move the man to the hospital. “The decision was made to transport the worker with his arm still in the grinder part of the machine to Silver Cross Hospital where doctors could assist the rescue team in the removal,” Orland Fire Chief Ken Brucki said in the release. “This was a…
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Vance Johnson
5:14 pm on Monday, November 12, 2012
The dude puts his hand in energized partially-disassembled machinery that isn't properly locked-out and we can't make jokes? He deserves a Darwin award. If you've never watched an OSHA safety video, they are just like a cheap porn flick, but without the sex. more ›