A 37-year old woman from Wyandanch severed her arm in a frightening workplace accident last Friday.  At around 2:40 in the afternoon, Beatriz Blas was working at her job with Brand Packing Group Inc. on Price Parkway when her arm became stuck in the packing machine she was using.  A coworker quickly responded to her screams and helped free her from the machine.

Blas was airlifted to Nassau University Medical Center before being transported to Stony Brook University Medical Center.  Blas was listed in stable condition as doctors planned to try to reattach her arm.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating what caused this terrible accident.