Personal injury news- Teenage boy has arm amputated following accident at work

A teenager involved in an accident at work had his arm amputated by surgeons in a butcher shop after it became trapped in a mincer.

The 15-year-old boy was working part-time for J&B Fitton Ltd in Shaw, Manchester, when the work accident happened on Saturday 16th September.

He sustained a severe injury and had to wait two hours before surgeons from the Royal Oldham Hospital were able to free him from the mincer.

The boy's father praised the medical team who worked hard to save his son's life after sustaining such serious personal injuries in the work accident.

He said, "They were forced to act quickly but made the right decision. They were absolutely fantastic".

"One of the hospital staff sat with him and held him up for two hours before they amputated."

Chris Elsworth, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon, who carried out the amputation, said, "All the other options had been exhausted - we couldn't take the machine apart, nor could we remove it and take it to the hospital."

The 15-year-old is said to be recovering well in hospital from the accident at work.

Mr Elsworth added, "He is a remarkably brave boy, and very resilient."