‘Everything is OK’: Business leaves handwritten update on girl who stuck hand in meat grinder

A handwritten note has been left on the shop window of the business where a seven-year-old girl partially amputated her hand by sticking it in a meat grinder.

The girl was rushed to The Children’s Hospital at Westmead on Thursday.

The seven-year-old girl who partially amputated her hand after it was stuck in a meat grinder at a Lebanese bakery in Sydney’s southwest is “okay”.

A handwritten note was taped to the shop window of Camden’s Zaitoune Lebanese Bakery on Sunday night, following the tragic incident on Thursday afternoon.

The handwritten note says the girl is “OK”.

Police believe the seven-year-old was a family member of the business owner.

The message, written in red texta, says “everything is OK with the little girl. Will be back open soon.”

Burnt pizza bases were could be seen from the shop window as a reminder of the tragic events of Thursday afternoon which saw a helicopter with a specialist medical team and two ambulances arrive at the scene.

The incident took place at Zaitoune Lebanese Bakery in Camden.

The girl was taken via road ambulance to The Children’s Hospital at Westmead.

NSW Ambulance Inspector Karen Nichols described the girl’s pain as “excruciating”.

“There is nothing worse than witnessing a child in distress,” she said.

“We were there in minutes and managed to keep her relatively calm while we treated her.

“She is one brave little girl and our thoughts are with her and her family as she recovers in hospital.”

The shop first opened only three weeks ago.

Ms Nichols also issued a warning saying kitchen safety was extremely important.

“We urge everyone to be mindful when using anything sharp or hot when preparing food,” she said.

A Camden Police spokesman said the girl was “expected to survive” but had lost fingers in the meat grinder.

A SafeWork NSW spokesman said it was “responding” to the incident.

The small business had only opened for business about three weeks ago following a persistent social media campaign on local Facebook noticeboards. The shop advertised manoush, pizza, falafel and sweets.

When The Daily Telegraph approached the business on Friday, an unknown man locked the doors and pointed to a ‘closed’ sign on the window. He then directed the reporter to call the SafeWork NSW hotline.