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[OM] Re: Photographic Documentation of a Farm Implement

Subject: [OM] Re: Photographic Documentation of a Farm Implement
From: "Marc Lawrence" <mlawrence@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 11:44:26 +1000
> Johnny Johnson wrote:
> I had a first cousin whose arm was pulled in between the V belts and 
> drive pulley of a corn combine.  The engine stalled with his arm 
> trapped, the bones in his forearm crushed, and blood pouring. [...]

Not for the faint of heart, but there was that Indian girl who
lost her scalp and face to a thresher after her hair braids got
caught in it, only to have it reattached in the "world's first
full-face replant surgery". A photo or photos in the following
linked story "may be disturbing to some viewers". It's an amazing,
if horrific, story though...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050815/asp/knowhow/story_5105265.asp

Cheers,
Marc
Sydney, Oz
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