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Worker amputates arm to free it from textile machine
Marion Pitchford, 56, of Charlotte, cut off part of his left arm with a pocket knife to free it from a hanging polyester stretching machine. He was taken to Charlotte Memorial Hospital in satisfactory condition after surgery. He and a co worker tried to drive to the hospital but due to car trouble and safety concerns, a taxi was hailed and Pitchford was assisted to an I 77 ramp where police officer M D Cooper stopped to help.
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Charlotte
N.C
Marion Pitchford
Charlotte Memorial Hospital
Pitchford
Inman Fibers Inc
M.D. Cooper
Mecklenburg County Police Department
Cooper