Farm worker traps arm in potato sorter on UK farm

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November 12, 2013
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A farm worker who became trapped in a potato sorting machine has been left with "extremely serious" arm injuries.

Paramedics worked for over two hours to free the Polish national from the unit at Mercer Farming in Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire on Tuesday.

The 36-year-old was airlifted to University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent for treatment.

A Health and Safety Executive spokesman said they were investigating.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said the "injuries to the man's arm were extremely serious".

The unit at Mercer Farming in Bar Lane was rented by Rugeley-based farmers WB Daw &Sons and used to sort potatoes.

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