Nassau US Food Worker Loses Part Of Arm In Machine: Cops

HICKSVILLE, NY — Federal worker safety regulators are investigating after a Hicksville worker lost part of his arm Friday in a machinery accident.

A 28-year-old worker was operating a piece of machinery around 1 p.m. Friday at the U.S. Food Corp plant on Lauman Lane when his right arm became stuck in the machine, severing the limb below the elbow, Nassau County police said.

The worker ran next door to Energy Mechanical Corp seeking emergency help. Workers there immediately aided him, using a belt as a tourniquet to control much of the bleeding, police said.

When officers and medics arrived, they found the worker on the ground and applied a new tourniquet. The worker was rushed to a hospital for further treatment. He was conscious and alert.

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration was sent to the scene and is investigating.