A WORKER of a steel company was critically injured in a freak accident late on Wednesday afternoon on Glen Anil Street. According to Marshall Security’s Kyle van Reenen, the worker is facing a possible amputation of his lower leg after the forklift and part of the container collapsed on top of him, pinning him to the ground. The accident occurred while he was offloading cargo out of the container.

“Reports from the scene suggest the concrete slab below the container gave in, leading to it overturning and causing the forklift to overturn as well. The driver of the forklift, a man believed to be approximately 30 years of age, was left pinned between the forklift and the ground. Swift action by the worker’s colleagues saw him removed from the wreckage. Netcare 911 paramedics worked for more than 40 minutes to stabilize the man who sustained a partial amputation to his right leg.,” he said.

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