May 8- At 2:54 p.m. Seattle Firefighters responded to a pizza place at 600 Summit Avenue East to reports of a worker caught in the dough making machine. A man in his 30’s had caught his hand inside the machine. It took about 15 minutes for firefighters to disassemble the pizza making machine in order to free the male employee’s hand.
The male patient suffered serious injuries to his hand and fingers. The patient remained conscious and alert during the extrication and was able to assist firefighters with taking apart the machine.
Firefighters in an Aid Unit transported the patient to Harborview Medical Center in stable condition.