Worker Hospitalized After Accident At Windsor Locks Plant

WINDSOR LOCKS, CT — A worker was taken to a hospital Wednesday night after becoming trapped in industrial machinery at the Ahlstrom Nonwovens facility, according to the Windsor Locks Fire Department.

Firefighters responded to the Canal Bank Road facility at approximately 7:49 p.m. Nov. 11. Fellow employees had already freed the worker from the equipment before emergency responders arrived, the department said in a news release Thursday.

Fire and emergency medical crews assessed and treated the worker at the scene before the worker was taken to a hospital, according to the release.

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The Journal Inquirer reported, citing Fire Chief Gary Ruggiero, that the worker’s arm was trapped and coworkers used a makeshift tourniquet to control bleeding. The newspaper reported that the worker was taken to Hartford Hospital.

“Their swift actions provided immediate care during a critical moment,” Ruggiero said in a social media statement quoted by the Journal Inquirer.

Windsor Locks police are investigating the circumstances, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been notified, according to the fire department’s release. The release did not identify the worker or provide a condition update.

Patch previously reported on a January fire at the Ahlstrom facility involving industrial equipment. Fire officials reported no injuries in that incident.

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