A dad-of-five was shredded to death after falling into a wood chipper.
Juan de las Rosas Torres Chávez was pulled into the machine when the arm of his jacket was snagged by the rotating blades.
The 54-year-old was unloading sugar cane into the shredder with two colleagues when tragedy struck.
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He reaches inside the machine and is promptly pulled headfirst inside.
His two colleagues looked on in shock as one of them shut down the machine.
Tragic Juan was killed at a factory in the town of Paiján, La Libertad region, Peru.
The victim leaves behind five children, as reported by Need to Know.
His wife said he was the only breadwinner at the home.
She also confirmed that her husband’s employers have agreed to cover his funeral costs as the family did not have enough money for a traditional Christian burial.
His unnamed widow added: “I am poor, I sometimes work in the fields for a day or two.
“But they only pay me £5.26 or £5.47 (PEN 25 or 26).”
It’s unclear if the local authorities are investigating the worker’s untimely death.
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