March 29, 2017 10.19 am This story is over 84 months old

Emergency services called after person gets hand trapped in machinery

Emergency services were called to rescue a person whose hand was trapped in a piece of heavy duty machinery in Holbeach. The incident happened at around 1pm on Tuesday, March 28 on Fleet Street. 1/2 13:00 @HolbeachFire & Long Sutton attended a property on Fleet, Street, Holbeach. Reports of a casualty trapped in machinery. — Lincs…

Emergency services were called to rescue a person whose hand was trapped in a piece of heavy duty machinery in Holbeach.

The incident happened at around 1pm on Tuesday, March 28 on Fleet Street.

It has been reported that the person trapped their hand in a cardboard press.

Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue used hydraulic rescue equipment to release the person’s hand from the machine.

The person was then referred to East Midlands Ambulance Service.