Two weeks after graduating from Glasgow High School, 18-year-old Nat Maysey is recovering in a hospital bed at the University of Louisville Hospital after his left arm was severed Monday while working inside the Nemak plant.

“He is doing remarkably well considering what happened to him,” said his mother, Alisa Maysey. “We are giving glory to God for protecting him. Every necessary first aid bit seemed to fall into place, from a young man wearing a belt that made a perfect tourniquet to the helicopter being able to land at the plant. 

“His surgeon said that everything fell into place to be able to re-attach his arm. His fingers are warm, the blood is circulating. One nerve is destroyed. It’s doubtful that he will have use of his hand. He’s right handed and it’s his left hand. That was the first blessing I noticed in this journey,” Maysey said.

Nat Maysey will likely have to spend at least two more weeks in the hospital before being released to an in-patient rehabilitation facility, Alisa Maysey said.

His arm was severed by a piece of equipment, Glasgow Fire Chief Tony Atwood said. GFD was called to the scene at 12:53 p.m.

It was Nat’s sixth day on the job, Alisa Maysey said. He was employed through Express Employment Professionals and was working at Magna-Tech inside of the Nemak plant in Glasgow at the time of his injury, she said.

Nemak makes components for the automotive industry.

“We’re just happy our young man is alive,” Alisa Maysey said.

Alisa Maysey, who attends Lyon’s Missionary Baptist Church in Louisville, is asking for prayers for her son’s recovery.

“We just need people to pray for Nat,” she said.

A spokeswoman at Nemak referred all media inquiries to Natalie Violi, the spokeswoman for Henkel Corp., which is the parent company for Magna-Tech. Violi was not available by phone Wednesday for comment but sent an emailed statement.

“In the afternoon of June 6, 2016, a temporary employee working at the Magna Tech facility in Glasgow, Ky. was injured in an accident while working. The individual was immediately transported to a hospital for treatment. Our thoughts and concern go out to him and his family,” Violi said.

The Nemak spokeswoman declined to comment about general safety at the Nemak plant. A woman who answered the phone at Express Employment in Bowling Green said she would take a message and pass it on to someone else at the agency. 

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