Security officer,chopped off his HAND after his hoodie got caught in a high-powered electric saw and trapped him (Photos) 

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A security officer chopped off his hand and part of his forearm after being pulled into a high-powered electric saw by his loose-fitting hoodie while doing some back garden DIY.  

Jason Merritt, 49, was left trapped in the machine shouting for help, with his left arm still attached to the saw at his home in Farsley, Leeds, West Yorkshire.

He was rushed to Leeds General Infirmary where the specialist Hand Surgery and Rehabilitation team were able to reattach his hand in a complex eight-hour operation.

Jason lost 2cm of skin from his arm where it had to be cut to create a smooth surface to reattach his hand.

It was then plated back together, with surgeons afterwards, at the dedicated unit, intricately reattaching nerves, muscles, tendons, arteries and veins before stitching it all back together.

Jason, who was chopping up an old shed for fuel for the wood burner, said it happened so fast he is still not sure what caused it.

Jason, who celebrates his 50th birthday tomorrow, was in his garden when the accident happened on Friday November 13.