VIC:Baker stable after food mixer accident

AAP General News (Australia)
08-12-2011
VIC:Baker stable after food mixer accident

MELBOURNE, Aug 12 AAP - A woman has been dragged into an industrial mixer when her
arm got caught in the machinery at her own bakery in Melbourne's southeast.

Paramedics found the woman's arm had wrapped tightly around the mixer and was snapped
in several places.

It took rescuers 30 minutes to free her after the accident around 12.50pm (AEST) on Friday.

At last report the 48-year-old woman was in a serious but stable condition in the Alfred
Hospital.

Paramedic Otto Bell said the woman was in agony but remained calm throughout her ordeal.

"She was, however, concerned about the hot dough (inside the machine) that was making
her rather uncomfortable," he said.

"We had to unwrap her by carrying her weight and moving her around in the direction
opposite to how she got tangled."

Mr Bell said blood flow to her hand had stopped and paramedics were unsure whether
the limb could be saved.

She's has several serious fractures and open wounds on her arm.

A Worksafe spokeswoman said it's believed the woman and her husband own and operate
the bakery in Police Rd, Springvale.

The spokeswoman said initial investigations suggested the mixer was not properly guarded.

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