Man impaled after strimmer catches spike in grass
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A 56-year-old man was airlifted to hospital after a
metal spike was impaled into his back.
Firefighters were also called to the scene of the
incident opposite Knauf, near Ridham Dock on the
Swale, at around 3.50pm on Monday.
The 56-year-old was with two other contractors
using industrial strimmers to trim back hedges and undergrowth at a
dyke when the strimmer caught the piece of metal which flew
up into his back.
A crew from Sittingbourne Fire and Rescue
attended the scene to help get the man to the waiting Kent Air
Ambulance, which took him to the Royal London Hospital.
Sittingbourne crew manager Adrian Boorman
said: “We don’t know how long the rod was but it was well in his
back, it was about 8mm thick. There must have been about 8
inches sticking out.
“He was walking around when we got there and
we put him face down on a long board and using ladders and man
power were able to transfer him to the waiting air ambulance.
He was given morphine at the scene and was responsive when he went
to hospital.”
Tuesday, August 25 2009
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