CALGARY – A woman in her late 30s was taken to hospital on Tuesday morning after her hand became entangled in a meat processing machine.
EMS was called to a workplace in the 2800 block of 45 Avenue S.E. just after 7:30 a.m. When paramedics arrived on scene, the woman had already managed to remove her hand from the machine.
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The woman was treated on scene and taken to Peter Lougheed Hospital in non-life threatening condition, with serious soft-tissue injury to the fingers of her hand.
Occupational Health and Safety has been notified of the incident but couldn’t provide any details as of 2 p.m.
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