A worker miraculously survived after he fell into a vat of molten aluminium at a factory but managed to drag himself to safety.
The 25-year-old electrician fell into a furnace filled with 720C (1,328F) molten aluminium while he was working at the factory in St Gallen, northeastern Switzerland.
The young man was immersed in the molten metal up to his knees but managed to brave the pain and pull himself out of the furnace.
He had been carrying out work with a coworker on the furnace holding the aluminium on Wednesday evening.
The man fell into a circular opening at the top of the furnace.
Two emergency Swiss air rescue doctors and paramedics looked after him at the factory. He was then helicoptered to the hospital with extensive burns.
St Gallen City Police are investigating how the accident occurred.
This was a terrible accident, and this guy probably only endured that kind of heat because his nerve endings were fried, and it’s extremely doubtful they will be able to save his legs, that’s even assuming the poor man survives such horrendous injuries.
Published by Angela Lloyd
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