
Changhua, June 17 (CNA) A worker at a feed factory in Changhua County's Beidou Township died Tuesday after his right leg was caught in a corn crusher while cleaning the machine as it was still running.
According to the county's Fire Bureau, the 41-year-old man, surnamed Yang (楊), slipped on the stairs inside the machine and became trapped. The bureau received the emergency call at 10:48 a.m.
Rescuers said they reached Yang at 11:10 a.m. and found him conscious. To support his condition during the lengthy rescue, advanced emergency medical technicians were dispatched to help control his bleeding and provide other critical care.
At 11:34 a.m., technicians from the machine's manufacturer arrived to help dismantle the equipment, and Yang was extricated at 12:15 p.m., but he had already lost vital signs.
He was pronounced dead after being sent to Yuanlin Christian Hospital.
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