JCB headquarters horror incident as man suffers 'life-changing injuries'

The incident in Rocester happened around 7:30am on Tuesday to a worker, believed to be in his 20s, who needed trauma care at the scene before being rushed to hospital

A man suffered 'life-changing injuries' at JCB's UK headquarters after trapping his arm under machinery in a horror workplace accident.

An air ambulance, police, and two fire engines were seen rushing to the scene in Rocester, Staffordshire. A rescue operation was carried out using specialist equipment to free the worker, who is said to be in his 20s, before he was taken to Royal Stoke University Hospital for treatment.

Staffordshire Police have since confirmed that the Health and Safety Executive was informed of an 'industrial incident'. The alarm was raised at around 7.30am and with multiple emergency service teams soon dispatched to the horrific incident, reports StokeonTrentLive.

Police say the casualty is thought to have 'sustained potentially life-changing injuries to his arm'. A spokeswoman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "When ambulance staff arrived they found a man with serious injuries. He received trauma care at the scene before being conveyed by land ambulance on blue lights to the Royal Stoke University Hospital for further emergency care."

While a Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said: "We were called to a business on Station Road in Rocester. It was reported that a man had his arm trapped under machinery. Two crews and a rescue tender were sent to the scene. Crews used specialist equipment to help lift and support the machinery in order to free the casualty. The casualty, a man in his 20s, was left in the care of West Midlands Ambulance Service."

A spokeswoman for Staffordshire Police added: "We were alerted by colleagues from West Midlands Ambulance Service at 7.30am this morning to attend a business on Station Road in Rocester following reports of an industrial incident. A man, in his 20s, had sustained potentially life-changing injuries to his arm. He was taken to hospital by ambulance. Officers remain at the scene. The Health and Safety Executive has been informed."