A 50-year-old man was grievously injured this morning in an occupational accident at the Xewkija waste plant.

The police said the accident happened at 11.30am.

The man, an Italian national, fell into a plastic bottle perforator and his foot got caught in the machine, according to the police. 

An inquiry is being held.

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