A worker has suffered a horrific hand injury after becoming trapped in a meat mincing machine at a well\u2011known Adelaide Central Market butcher.<\/p>\n
Emergency services swarmed the Marino Fine Foods about 5pm on Friday after reports a man in his early 20s had his hand caught in the industrial equipment.<\/p>\n
Paramedics treated the worker at the scene before rushing him to the Royal Adelaide Hospital with a significant hand injury.<\/p>\n
Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Arrow<\/a><\/p>\n Curtains were quickly erected around the family\u2011run shop as SES crews worked inside, while three fire trucks and two ambulances lined Gouger St during the peak of the response.<\/p>\n The popular butcher \u2014 a long\u2011standing Central Market business \u2014 was closed for several hours.<\/p>\n Workplace safety authorities are expected to examine how the accident occurred.<\/p>\n \u201cSafeWork SA was notified of an incident at Adelaide Central Market on Friday 20 February. Inspectors attended the scene and enquiries are continuing,\u201d a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Olympian has head sliced open by blade in chilling accident<\/p>\n 1 min read<\/p>\n