Accident leaves worker with crushed leg
A worker from a Differdange steel mill was seriously injured late Wednesday after an accident involving steel train tracks left him with a crushed leg.
A worker from a Differdange steel mill was seriously injured late Wednesday after an accident involving steel train tracks left him with a crushed leg.
The incident was reported to have occurred while the man, together with a colleague were positioning steel train rails with the use of an excavator.
As the rail was rotated the man found himself positioned between the rail being moved, and a other already in place.
As a result the man's leg became trapped between the two causing serious injury.
Emergency services quickly arrived at the scene and transported the victim to hospital.
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