Man Gets Arm Trapped In Dough Mixer In Bergen County: Officials

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — After a man got his arm stuck in a dough mixer in Englewood, firefighters had to respond to free him, they said Wednesday night.

A spokesperson for the local fire union said that firefighters were called to the 100 block of Coolidge Avenue on a report of a "man entrapped in a machine."

They found a worker whose arm had become stuck in a dough mixer that reaches from the floor to about the height of a person's head.

Firefighters had to use specialized tools to cut parts from the machine until the man could be disentangled, they said.

Fire Chief Jeffrey Kaplan said, "It was a complex rescue that required teamwork and coordination amongst the firefighters in the scene. It is an operation that is not common, but we do have specialized tools and training for situations just like this. The patient did not have life threatening injuries and the cause was under investigation. "

The Englewood Health EMS responded and took the man to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he's expected to recover, they said.