Dive summary:
- Neighborhood residents in Windsor, Ontario heard a man yelling for help Tuesday morning when he accidently got his left arm stuck in the trash compactor of his truck.
- Observers said the man stayed calm for the 10 minutes his arm was wedged in the compactor while instructing one helpful woman on how to release the mechanisms while others called 911.
- After some trial and error, the mechanism was stopped and the worker managed to free his arm — just before the arrival of paramedics and other emergency personnel, his arm was broken but no serious damage was done.
From the article:
A 46-year-old worker for Turtle Island Recycling is recovering after his left arm became trapped in the crushing mechanism of his garbage truck in South Windsor on Tuesday morning.
The accident happened shortly after 9:30 a.m. The man had been working alone, collecting curbside trash in the 3400 block of Askin Avenue. ...
