Man Seriously Injured After Being Caught in Machinery at Northbrook Plant

NORTHBROOK, IL - A man was seriously injured Tuesday morning in Northbrook after he was caught in steel-fabricating machinery at a metal fabricating plant in town, according to a Northbrook Star report.

The man, who is an employee of a local business, was airlifted by a Flight for Life helicopter from the rear of Metals USA at 3000 Shermer Road to a local hospital, where he remains in serious condition.

Northbrook Fire Chief Jose Torres said paramedics began at 10:30 a.m. to release the man’s “lower extremities” from a piece of steel-rolling equipment.

"We're hopeful he's going to be all right,” Torres said. “He was talking to us."

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