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what a horrible way to go!

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moshquerade

No Lifer
Worker trying to clear stuck wood chipper pulled in

Associated Press
Posted July 8 2005, 8:47 AM EDT


TAMPA -- A construction worker was killed when he was pulled through a wood chipper as he tried to clear it free of jammed tree cuttings.

The man, whose name was not released, may have been trying to use his feet to push debris through the machine Wednesday, authorities said.

``These are incredibly dangerous types of equipment. Usually what happens is something gets stuck, and the victim tries to clear it with his hand or foot, then they get pulled in,'' Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office spokesman J. D. Callaway said.

No one saw the man, who was in his mid-40s and lived in Tampa, pulled into the machine, Callaway said.

James Hardman said the man had worked for his company, James Hardman Construction, for about a year.

Hardman said he turned off the chipper when he realized what had happened.

A Tampa tree trimmer was killed in 2004 when he climbed into a wood chipper and kicked a large bundle of branches through it.
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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/...2374725.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines
 
Happens a couple of times a year.......

Definitely not a good way to go...........
 
At least it's a quick death.

Can you imagine having to clean up the mess? Now those are the people I really feel sorry for. 🙁
 
how long would you have if you were getting sucked into one of those things
 
I don't think it'd be that bad...no suffering (it's over in a second), and if you go in head first, there's very little pain involved as well.
 
Originally posted by: LordSegan
how long would you have if you were getting sucked into one of those things
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about 10 seconds

thats about how long it takes for it to suck in a good sized tree, and threy are much harder then humans
 
Originally posted by: Anubis
yea it sucks, but im sure he passed out after it took his feet so he felt nothing
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You mean.... besides his feet being turned into hamburger? 😛
 
something like that happened last year, but the guy did it to his 17-year-old son who had worked on a farm.

his son apparently got a head start on his morning chores, and when he was done, he fell asleep in this big receptacle that is apparently used for crushing or something. the father arrived and started up the machine, not realizing the kid was inside. i guess the kid woke up and his father heard his screams, but by then, it was too late. 🙁
 
"There's a few blades rotating in there capable of shredding me into fragments. Let me go stick my foot in there while it's running!"

Not the smartest thing to do.
 
And this year's Darwin award goes to....


Generally, machines capable of ripping large trees to pieces should be treated with considerable respect. Complacency around power equipment is very dangerous. Hell, a Dremel can jump when you're slicing metal, and it can grind away at your hand before you can react.
 
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