Worker’s hand stuck ‘up to the second knuckle’ in meat tenderizer, Oregon rescuers say
A supermarket worker was rushed to a trauma center after getting one hand stuck in a meat tenderizer, Oregon officials said.
Four of the worker’s fingers were “entrapped up to the second knuckle,” Portland Fire & Rescue wrote Oct. 27 in a news release.
Crews reported using a grinding machine to open the machine and free the person’s hand.
The patient received treatment at the trauma center at the Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, firefighters said.
This story was originally published October 30, 2022 at 10:07 AM with the headline "Worker’s hand stuck ‘up to the second knuckle’ in meat tenderizer, Oregon rescuers say."
Simone Jasper
The News & Observer