An 18-year-old Australian tradesman from Sydney was rushed to a hospital earlier this week after his genitals got caught in a belt sander.
The incident happened at a work site.
Investigations revealed that the man was working in Mosman, Sydney, on the morning of September 6, 2019, when his trousers and genitals got caught in a belt sander.
2 NSW Ambulances and crews were sent out to the scene in Orlando Avenue along with the Fire and Rescue NSW crews.
The spokeswoman of the NSW Ambulance said that the 18-year-old teen sustained lacerations on his genital area.
The man was rushed to the Royal North Shore Hospital and was released afterward.
He was brought in a stable condition, the doctors at the Royal North Shore Hospital removed the sander. The patient was discharged afterward.
The SafeWork NSW is now investigating the unfortunate incident.