Durban – A worker suffered horrific injuries in a freak accident when the bandsaw he was operating snapped and tore into his face across the eyes.
Netcare 911 said the incident occurred on Monday at 13h31, at a workplace along JB McIntosh Drive in Pinetown, Durban West region.
“Reports indicate that a workshop employee operating a bandsaw sustained a deep laceration across his face after the bandsaw broke,” Shawn Herbst, spokesperson for Netcare 911.
“Medics assessed the patient, an adult male, and found that he had sustained serious facial trauma after the bandsaw cut across his eyes into his skull.
“The man was treated on scene by emergency care practitioners and once stabilised was flown by Netcare 911 helicopter to a specialised facility for further care.”
