A woman whose hand was nearly severed in a workplace injury became so distraught while reading her statement in court that a lawyer had to step in and read it for her. She was cleaning the chain when her arm went through a ‘’pinch point’’, where two chains come together. Her hand and wrist were reconstructed, but she has limited movement and is unlikely to ever have full use of her right, dominant, hand. He also noted the company directors’ remorse and the fact it had remedied faults with its operation. It is a Hawke's Bay based slaughter and processing company that mainly deals with lamb supplied from around the North Island.

Source: Stuff July 03, 2020 06:42 UTC