SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. — A man was seriously injured in a workplace incident early Monday morning at Carla's Pasta.
Officials confirmed that Life Star and South Windsor FD responded to the production facility on Talbot Lane shortly after 3:30 a.m. for reports that a male employee whose arm, up the elbow, was stuck in a piece of heavy-duty machinery.
FOX61 learned that a co-worker called for help after finding the man caught up.
According to police, he was entangled for over two hours.
Officials say as of 6:05 a.m., the individual has fully extricated from the machine.
Mechanics at Carla’s Pasta assisted crews throughout the extrication, walking them through the best course of action to free the victim’s arm from the pasta-making machine.
“They were already working at disassembling the machine, and we kept them with us the entire time because they were the experts of the machine, so they were vital on us being able to get it apart, they helped us the whole time as well” said Deputy Fire Chief Timothy Papp.
He was airlifted to Hartford Hospital a short time later with severe injuries to his arm. Officials said they were life-threatening.
Police said that the man had spent most of the day Monday in surgery.
First responders from Broad Brook, East Hartford and South Windsor’s Public Works Department and Environmental Services Inc. were called to the scene as mutual aid and are using cutting tools.
“We wouldn’t have been able to do it without the east Hartford guys coming to help us” said Papp.
Carla’s Pasta remains open, however the section where incident happened is closed until OSHA can come in and run a full investigation.
Police say the man's current status is unknown and updates will be provided as they become available.
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