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Man’s hand gets severed by concrete mixer drum [Graphic images attached]

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March 9, 2019

A 28-year-old yet to be identified man, reportedly lost the use of one of his hand when it got severed by a concrete mixer drum.

According to one @DrOlufunmilayo, better known as OurFavOnlineDoctor, the man was rushed to a hospital and a team of hand surgeons fixed his hand.

WuzupNaija reports that the location where the incident occurred was not revealed hence the authenticity of the news cannot be ascertained.

“This is a bittersweet story of a 28-year-old gentleman who works at a construction site. While trying to extract a stone from a concrete mixer, his hand got severed by the drum.

He was rushed to a hospital and a team of hand surgeons fixed it,” @DrOlufunmilayo tweeted.

See his tweets and more comments:

Warning: graphic images attached.

This is a bittersweet story of a 28-year-old gentleman who works at a construction site. While trying to extract a stone from a concrete mixer, his hand got severed by the drum.

He was rushed to hospital and a team of hand surgeons fixed it. pic.twitter.com/OZEPLBxrbu

— OurFavOnlineDoctor ?? (@DrOlufunmilayo) March 9, 2019

If this happens in Nigeria, the hand is gone! It would be cut off.

— Universal Citizen (@iam_thompson96) March 9, 2019

Lol
No
I did this.. Mangled limb.. Hand caught in a machine on a ship
Got in within 6 hours

Surgery time a little short of 3 hours pic.twitter.com/9toAkinCxG

— odogwu kenneth (@ancientmind) March 9, 2019

Most cases like this in Nigeria, hand gets amputated as company’s show no care about the life of their labourers!.
The NLC get paid and ignores the masses even when called upon.
The health sector is so bastardized, you can’t get treatment unless u’ve got money,Urgency matters not

— ÓMÓBÚRÚKÚ (@kayquequad) March 9, 2019

Duration of the surgery? How long between severance and presentation to the hospital? ?

— Ikenna Ogbu (@viralfrost) March 9, 2019

What is the percentage of full functionality of the hand going forward?

— Tunde Babs’ (@tundebabs1) March 9, 2019

So they can fix severed fingers. I lost mine in Nigeria for nothing. Chai. Location matters o. ??‍♀️

— Akolo Emma Temitope (@Emampam) March 9, 2019

Looks like he'll retain control of his limbs. One lucky man in the right environment, I've had to change pop twice over an accident, ọwọ́ ti bend but Happy to be alive ?

— Mr Zam (@DaBullIt) March 9, 2019