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| Boy loses arm in mincer accident | Boy loses arm in mincer accident |
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| Surgeons had to amputate a teenager's arm in a butcher's shop after it became trapped in a mincer. | Surgeons had to amputate a teenager's arm in a butcher's shop after it became trapped in a mincer. |
| Sam Ashworth, 15, was stuck in the machine for two hours at the business in Oldham, Greater Manchester, where he had a Saturday job. | Sam Ashworth, 15, was stuck in the machine for two hours at the business in Oldham, Greater Manchester, where he had a Saturday job. |
| Surgeons from the Royal Oldham Hospital were called to J&B Fitton Ltd in Shaw, and decided to amputate his right arm. | Surgeons from the Royal Oldham Hospital were called to J&B Fitton Ltd in Shaw, and decided to amputate his right arm. |
| His father, Stephen Ashworth, praised medical staff and said they were "absolutely fantastic". | His father, Stephen Ashworth, praised medical staff and said they were "absolutely fantastic". |
| Sam is recovering well in hospital and may even be allowed home in a few days, his father said. | |
| Sam is a remarkably brave boy and very resilient Chris ElsworthConsultant orthopaedic surgeon | Sam is a remarkably brave boy and very resilient Chris ElsworthConsultant orthopaedic surgeon |
| Mr Ashworth, of Thornham Road, Shaw, said: "I would like to thank the emergency services for saving my son's life. | |
| "They were forced to act quickly but made the right decision. They were absolutely fantastic. | "They were forced to act quickly but made the right decision. They were absolutely fantastic. |
| "One of the hospital staff sat with Sam and held him up for two hours before they amputated." | "One of the hospital staff sat with Sam and held him up for two hours before they amputated." |
| Mr Ashworth said he did not blame the owners of the shop in Rochdale Road. | Mr Ashworth said he did not blame the owners of the shop in Rochdale Road. |
| "The people who run the shop are friends of ours and they are distraught at what has happened," he said. | "The people who run the shop are friends of ours and they are distraught at what has happened," he said. |
| Sam had a Saturday job at the butcher's shop | |
| It is unclear how Sam became trapped, but the Health and Safety Executive said there were no age restrictions on operating machinery. | |
| Chris Elsworth, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Royal Oldham, who completed the amputation on Saturday, said it was "very rare" to carry out the operation outside a hospital. | |
| He said: "Sam is a remarkably brave boy, and very resilient. | He said: "Sam is a remarkably brave boy, and very resilient. |
| "All the other options had been exhausted - we couldn't take the machine apart, nor could we remove it and take it to the hospital. | "All the other options had been exhausted - we couldn't take the machine apart, nor could we remove it and take it to the hospital. |
| "Once Sam was free, we took him straight to theatre in an ambulance, and spent about an hour there with him. | "Once Sam was free, we took him straight to theatre in an ambulance, and spent about an hour there with him. |
| "It is very rare to have a situation like this - certainly I have never had to go out of the hospital like this before." | "It is very rare to have a situation like this - certainly I have never had to go out of the hospital like this before." |
| A spokesman for Oldham Council said a health and safety investigation is under way. | A spokesman for Oldham Council said a health and safety investigation is under way. |