Man’s arm severed at Etobicoke factory

Posted November 7, 2012 4:33 pm.

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ETOBICOKE, Ont. – A 24-year-old man has been taken to hospital after his arm was severed in a paper shredder at an Etobicoke factory Wednesday.

The man was working at an Etobicoke plant at The East Mall, north of The Queensway, when the incident occurred shortly after 3 p.m.

The Ministry of Labour is investigating.

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