Boss in cement mixer horror 
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THIS IS FOR AN HONOURABLE MENTION - Working on the sound principle that a machine cannot start up accidentally if it's power supply has been disconnected ...
MANCHESTER surgeons are battling to save the limbs of a man who suffered horrific injuries while working in a cement mixer.
Company boss Paul Kelly lost both arms and a leg when the mixing machine inexplicably started up.
He was airlifted to hospital then transferred to Wythenshawe Hospital, where he is being treated by surgeons who are world experts in microsurgery.
He is in the intensive care unit, where his condition is critical.
But his family are said to be hopeful he will recover and that his limbs will be successfully re-attached.
Peter Bolton, a friend of Mr Kelly's, said: ''He's going to be OK. I went to see him and the surgeons are very positive.''
A Lancashire police spokesman said Mr Kelly, 47, of Leyland, Lancashire, owns the Tilemasters industrial unit at the Lower Mill industrial estate, Whittle-le-Woods, near Chorley.
The company specialises in preparing and packing tile adhesive.
''He was working on his own inside the unit, loading a large mechanical mixer with cement powder,'' said the spokesman.
''For some reason yet to be established, the mixing machine has basically started working while he was inside.
''It has caused horrendous injuries as it has separated his arms and a leg from his body.''
Mr Kelly was airlifted to the Royal Preston Hospital after the accident at 9.45am yesterday and later transferred to Wythenshawe.
The Health and Safety Executive and the police have both launched investigations.
Submitted on 02/14/02
Submitted by:
Mark Pearson
Reference:
Mcr Eve. News (UK) - 14 Feb 02
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