Johannesburg – A KwaZulu-Natal man almost had his arms crushed when his hands were caught in a machine used to press cardboard, Durban paramedics said on Monday.

The 32-year-old factory worker was taken to a nearby hospital after paramedics found his hands had been pressed through the machine in Westmead, ER24 spokesperson Vanessa Jackson said.

“He’s got some broken bones and some of his skin has come off,” she said.

– SAPA