--- title: "Elderly man rescued after hand gets trapped in Hougang iJooz vending machine, taken to hospital" url: "/trending-now/elderly-man-rescued-after-hand-gets-trapped-hougang-ijooz-vending-machine-taken-hospital" published: "2026-08-04T07:29:08.000Z" updated: "2026-08-06T01:35:38.000Z" section: "Trending Now" authors: ["Ethel Tseng"] tags: ["elderly","man","rescue","trapped","stuck","Hougang","IJOOZ","hand","TNP News"] --- # Elderly man rescued after hand gets trapped in Hougang iJooz vending machine, taken to hospital *An elderly man was pinned to the spot after his hand apparently got stuck in an iJooz vending machine in Hougang, prompting about eight police and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers to come to his aid.* An elderly man was pinned to the spot after his hand apparently got stuck in an iJooz vending machine in Hougang, prompting about eight police and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers to come to his aid. In a TikTok video posted by user @fengzhiyqnyan on Aug 3, an elderly man is seen bending towards the vending machine, with his right hand seemingly trapped in the machine’s retrieval pocket. Two police officers stand next to the man, while another person shines a torchlight into the bin. The video then cuts to another scene where multiple SCDF personnel arrive at the scene, and a wheelchair is positioned near the vending machine. In the comments, fengzhiyqnyan reminded netizens to refrain from reaching into the machine while it is in operation. SCDF told Stomp that it received a call for assistance at 1 Hougang Street 91 at about 7.50pm on Aug 2. One person was conveyed to Sengkang General Hospital, an SCDF spokesperson said. ## Netizens raise safety concerns The TikTok post garnered over 70,000 views, as netizens described the incident as “unfortunate”. Others speculated that the man’s hand “could have been caught during the cup sealing process”. One netizen also raised safety concerns, suggesting that the door be changed from an automated one to a manual one. ## Inspection of machine did not find ‘obvious abnormalities’: iJooz In response to Stomp’s queries, an iJooz spokesperson said that the company’s technician attended the site shortly after the incident and was able to release the elderly man’s hand from the machine. As a precaution, he was taken to the hospital, and medical checks revealed he was not injured. The spokesperson added that an inspection of the machine did not find any “obvious abnormalities”. However, it has taken the machine out of service as a precaution while a full technical assessment is carried out. Stomp has reached out to fengzhiqnyan for more information. Editor’s note: This story has been updated with a statement from iJooz.