GEORGE TOWN: A factory worker died after his arm was caught in and crushed by a mounding machine at his workplace at Jalan Bukit Gedung here, today.
The Fire and Rescue Department received a distress call on the incident at about 4am.
Rescue personnel who arrived at the factory found Zaid Berahim, 33, with his bloodied right arm stuck in the machine.
However, he was soon pronounced dead at the scene.
His body was successfully extricated two hours later.