Sep 27, 2006

Worker injures hand in press

Brookfield A man was taken to the hospital today after getting his left hand caught between two rollers in a press Deputy Fire Chief Colin Curtis said this afternoon. Officials were called to ABC Box Inc., 20625 Enterprise Ave. at 9:32 a.m. It took 12 firefighters and paramedics 30 minutes to free the man from the machine, Curtis said. "There's only about three-eighths inch clearance between the rollers," Curtis said. Firefighters used spreaders and hand tools to back the machine off of the man's hand. Each roller weighed about 1,000 pounds. The man, 37, whose hometown was unavailable, was conscious the entire time and was able to use his right hand to hit the emergency stop button to halt the press, Curtis said. He was taken to Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital in Wauwatosa but his condition was not immediately known.
 
All of here wish you the best and a speedy recovery in this hard time.