A worker was hospitalized Wednesday night after his arm became trapped in a machine at an Ahlstrom facility on Canal Bank Road in Windsor Locks.
Coworkers freed his arm and applied a makeshift tourniquet to stop the bleeding, CT Insider reported. WTNH reported that crews responded at about 7:50 p.m.
Fire and ambulance crews placed a commercial tourniquet on the man's arm and removed him from the factory. Paramedics from Enfield were requested to bring whole blood in case he needed a transfusion at the scene, Gary Ruggiero told CT Insider. The worker was taken to Hartford Hospital for treatment.
Ruggiero said the coworkers' swift actions provided immediate care during a critical moment and deserved thanks. Windsor Locks police and the Connecticut State Occupational Safety and Health Division, or CONN-OSHA, are investigating. Ahlstrom specializes in fiber-based materials.
