A man’s armed with was ripped off at his shoulder and his body became entrapped in a block making machine in Redcliffe- Kwazulu Natal this afternoon.
Paramedics & Rescue Technicians from Netcare 911, Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) & the Ethekweni Fire Department freed the man after approx. ninety minutes.
Reaction Officers interviewed his colleagues who said that the noticed the man removing a stone from the conveyor belt. His arm was instantly ripped off & he became entrapped under the rollers.
The injured man was expedited to hospital in a critical condition.
Trapped man's arm amputated in rescue mission in Ethekweni https://t.co/hO97fEgUbB#ArriveAlive #Rescue #Amputation @ReactionUnitSA pic.twitter.com/3nkM4cg5sc
– Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) July 1, 2024
Rescue in progress for a man that got trapped under a heavy-duty machine in Redcliffe https://t.co/IybRQkuOvh#ArriveAlive #Injury #Machinery @ReactionUnitSA pic.twitter.com/pAPVmGH1cm
– Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) July 1, 2024
