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Man's privates ripped off in grass-cutting accident
By Farik Zolkepli
The Star/Asia News Network
Thursday, Oct 13, 2011
MARANG - The private part of a factory worker was ripped off after his trousers got entangled in the blades of a grass-cutting buggy outside a food processing plant.
The agonising screams of the 27-year-old man, said to be suffer**i***ng from mental disability, drew several workers and his employer to his aid.
He was flung about five metres from the machine due to the impact of the blades. He also suffered injuries to his legs and body.
The incident occurred at the fac*tory's compound in Pulau Kereng***ga near here at 12.15pm on Tues*day.
The victim, whose name has been withheld, was rushed to the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital for immediate surgery. Doctors were able to re-attach the severed penis.
The grass-cutting buggy was being driven by another worker when the victim tried to climb over it from the rear.
The edge of his trousers got caught in the blades, parts of which protruded from below the machine, causing him to lose balance.
His employer Mohd Amir Hafiz Zainudin said the driver of the machine only realised the mishap when he heard the victim yelling for help.
The victim's mother, who declined to be named, said while the doctors were able to re-attach her son's penis, they were not sure whether it could function normally again.
"We are still waiting for his recovery," she said, adding that the family was considering legal action against the company over the incident.
By Farik Zolkepli
The Star/Asia News Network
Thursday, Oct 13, 2011
MARANG - The private part of a factory worker was ripped off after his trousers got entangled in the blades of a grass-cutting buggy outside a food processing plant.
The agonising screams of the 27-year-old man, said to be suffer**i***ng from mental disability, drew several workers and his employer to his aid.
He was flung about five metres from the machine due to the impact of the blades. He also suffered injuries to his legs and body.
The incident occurred at the fac*tory's compound in Pulau Kereng***ga near here at 12.15pm on Tues*day.
The victim, whose name has been withheld, was rushed to the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital for immediate surgery. Doctors were able to re-attach the severed penis.
The grass-cutting buggy was being driven by another worker when the victim tried to climb over it from the rear.
The edge of his trousers got caught in the blades, parts of which protruded from below the machine, causing him to lose balance.
His employer Mohd Amir Hafiz Zainudin said the driver of the machine only realised the mishap when he heard the victim yelling for help.
The victim's mother, who declined to be named, said while the doctors were able to re-attach her son's penis, they were not sure whether it could function normally again.
"We are still waiting for his recovery," she said, adding that the family was considering legal action against the company over the incident.
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