Tongala man crushed in baling accident

By Ivy Jensen

Nov 5, 2020

A TONGALA man's legs were crushed after being trapped in a baler for almost five hours earlier this week.

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The 30-year-old was baling hay in Kyvalley about 10pm on Monday when there was a blockage in the round baler.

The man disconnected the power turn-off and went inside the baler to remove the blockage before the doors closed and the man become stuck inside, trapped by his lower legs.

When the man's wife noticed her husband wasn't home, about 2.40am on Tuesday, and the tractor sitting idle in the paddock, she found the man and called 000.

Paramedics were called to the property just before 3am and rescued the man.

He was then flown by air ambulance helicopter to The Alfred hospital in a serious condition with lower body injuries.

WorkSafe is making inquiries.

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