Waste treatment worker gets leg caught in machine

Employee at Xewkija waste treatment plant rushed to hospital after getting his leg stuck in a plastic bottle perforator 

A worker at the Xewkija waste treatment plant was rushed to hospital this morning after he got his leg stuck in a machine at work.

The police said that the occupational accident happened at around 11:30am. The worker, a 50-year-old Italian national, fell into a plastic bottle perforator and got his leg caught in the machine.

He was rushed to the Gozo General Hospital for treatment.