Bukit Merah Dumpling Store Worker Gets Arm Stuck In Machine On 24 Aug
Dumplings, AKA ba zhang, are one of Singaporeans’ favourite traditional foods, but they take a lot of work to prepare.
That’s why many of us buy them from established stores that produce dumplings in bulk using professional machinery.
However, on Tuesday (24 Aug), a 70-year-old worker at Hoo Kee Bak Chang in Bukit Merah accidentally got her arm jammed in a marinating machine.
Thankfully, Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers managed to cut through the machinery to free the lady’s arm.
Dumpling store worker’s arm gets caught in marinating machine
On Tuesday (24 Aug) at about 2pm, the 70-year-old store assistant was reportedly prepping dumpling ingredients when the accident occurred.
This occurred at the Hoo Kee Bak Chang store located at Block 161 Bukit Merah Central.
At the time, the lady was apparently marinating meat using a machine when her right arm got caught and jammed inside it.
According to Shin Min Daily News, the store’s manager said the employee’s arm was stuck in the machinery, so they could not simply break the machine apart at the time.
They were then left with little choice but to reach out to the SCDF for help.
SCDF officers cut the machine apart
In response to MS News’ queries, SCDF shared that they were alerted to the incident at about 2.05pm on Tuesday (24 Aug).
They found the woman’s right arm trapped in an industrial machine at the 1st-floor unit when they arrived.
A team comprising firefighters from Alexandria Fire Station and SCDF’s elite Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (DART) then carried out an “intricate rescue operation”.
Using cutting equipment, they managed to free the woman’s arm within an hour. During the operation, an SCDF paramedic was at the scene to monitor the woman’s condition.
The 70-year-old was later conveyed to Singapore General Hospital in a conscious state.
Woman sustained minor injuries
After the incident, the store manager told Shin Min Daily News that the employee has been working there for the past 5 years.
The manager also refuted claims that the woman’s arm had been broken or severed.
He elaborated that the machine was used to marinate meat and did not have blades.
Thankfully, because of this, the woman only sustained minor injuries and had some bleeding.
Kudos to SCDF officers for rescuing her
Despite safety features, freak accidents can still happen when operating machines.
Kudos to the SCDF officers for their speedy arrival on the scene and for carrying out the operation with such skill.
Thanks to them, the woman managed to escape the ordeal with just some minor injuries.
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Featured image adapted from Shin Min Daily News on Facebook.
