BUKIT MERTAJAM: A Filipino factory worker died after his head was caught in a casting machine at a factory in the Bukit Minyak Industrial area here Wednesday morning.
Paramedics who arrived at the scene shortly after the 7.10am incident confirmed the 35-year-old victim died on the spot.
A spokesman from the Bandar Perda fire station said when they arrived at the scene at 7.28am, they tried to extricate the victim's head from the machine with the help of the machine technician.
"However, the victim was confirmed dead by a medical officer from the Bukit Mertajam Hospital who arrived shortly.
"We handed over the body to the police for further action," he said
The spokesman said the operation was called off about 9.53am.