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A refuse worker in the Scottish Borders has been injured after being caught and dropped by a bin lorry's lifting mechanism.
The man was taken to hospital after becoming tangled in a bungee cord attached to a household wheelie bin on a rural route.
Scottish Borders Council said the man was later discharged and a full health and safety investigation would be held into the incident on Friday morning.
It said the use of automated lifting mechanisms would be suspended during the investigation, with bin collections disrupted across the region.
