Crime & Safety

Leg Crushed in Industrial Mishap

Man is injured Friday afternoon at Air Products in Huntington Beach.

A man working in an industrial plant in Huntington Beach crushed his leg in an accident Friday and was taken to a local hospital.

The mishap occurred about 12:45 p.m. at the Air Products company, 5671 Engineer Drive, said Cal OSHA spokesman Peter Melton.

As the worker was cleaning a machine, his leg got stuck between two moving parts and the lower part of the limb was crushed, Melton said.

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