An employee at an Italian Pasta Factory (Turri's) in Roseville, MI attempted to climb into an industrial size pasta machine to unjam the dough kneading arms...prior to shutting the machine down. An entire team of doctors and nurses arrived at the factory to perform surgery on the employee and found him with his face smashed against the side of the machine, and his arm, up to his shoulder, inside the machine.

As I read this story to a co-worker she asked with concern if he was dead. I replied no, but if he had died, he would have received a Darwin Award. At the very least, he deserves an honorable mention.

It's unclear as to whether or not his arm was saved, but very clear that pasta making is not in his future.

Submitted on 12/23/2008

Submitted by: Krista Ridley
Reference: The Macomb Daily 12/23/2008

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
We get a fair number of stories involving limbs stuck in machinery like this but after reading the full article at http://www.macombdaily.com/articles/2008/12/23/news/srv0000004337697.txt I'm inclined to vote for this given that rescue crews in that area respond to a large number of sorts of incidents so you'd hope the people get properly trained. Thanks, Krista.

Candi said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
I agree with Bruce. Plus I can't remember ever having a pasta machine-originated award!

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