Man dies after being trapped in paper mill machine in Bentong
The victim, Muhammad Saifulnizam Miskam, 32, a worker at the mill, was trapped inside a machine and had lost consciousness.
KUANTAN - A man died after he was believed to have been trapped in a machine while carrying out maintenance work at a paper mill in Bentong Industrial Park, Karak, near Bentong, last night.
Bentong acting district police chief DSP Azmi Mahmod said police received a call through the MERS 999 emergency system at 11.56 pm, following which a team from the Bentong District Criminal Investigation Division and Karak Police Station was dispatched to the scene.
He said an inspection found that the victim, Muhammad Saifulnizam Miskam, 32, a worker at the mill, was trapped inside a machine and had lost consciousness.
"Preliminary investigations found no criminal element. The victim's body was sent to the Forensic Unit of Bentong Hospital for further action,” he said in a statement today.
Azmi said the case had been classified as sudden death, while further investigations were ongoing to determine the cause and exact circumstances of the incident.
He also advised the public against making any speculation and to allow the authorities to conduct their investigations.
The statement also said that all personnel at the Bentong District Police Headquarters extended their condolences to the victim's family. - BERNAMA
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