A 72-year-old farmer lost his left leg when it got caught in a steel blade as he was ploughing a field in Birżebbuġa yesterday.
The incident occurred at around 12.45 p.m. in a field at Triq il-Port Ħieles, the police said.
The farmer, from Sta Venera, was rushed to Mater Dei Hospital.
Magistrate Silvio Meli has appointed a number of court experts to assist him with the inquiry. The police are investigating.