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Colorado Man Dies in Wood Chipper Accident
SF Gate & AP ^ | 12/29/05

Posted on 12/29/2005 9:33:55 AM PST by GSWarrior

Edited on 12/29/2005 9:37:49 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

A man trimming trees was killed after he apparently was pulled into a wood chipper, police said.

The tree-service employee died Wednesday while he and a co-worker were cutting branches at a Loveland residence, Police Sgt. Rae Bontz said.

"It appears he was pulled into the chipper," Bontz said. He described the death as an industrial accident but released no other details, saying police were investigating.


(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: fargo; hatewhenthathappens; ouch; solongchum; woodchipper
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To: GSWarrior

Yeah, this is really a sad moment. I'm sure everyone involved is all torn up about this.

Not torn up as much as Mr. Darwin here, but tore up, nonetheless.


41 posted on 12/29/2005 9:48:37 AM PST by MeanWestTexan (Many at FR would respond to Christ "Darn right, I'll cast the first stone!")
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To: itsamelman

Holy cats! That's a Burnt Umber Sierra!


42 posted on 12/29/2005 9:49:16 AM PST by headstamp (Nothing lasts forever, Unless it does.)
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To: Quick Shot

Uggggh.


43 posted on 12/29/2005 9:50:07 AM PST by WayneS (Honor the 2nd Amendment; repeal the 16th.)
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To: EX52D

"I used to work for a company that sold a line of chippers. . "

Ever get calls you worred about?

Like a guy who says he has no trees, but wants to make sure it'll take care of a "cow femur" ?


44 posted on 12/29/2005 9:50:19 AM PST by MeanWestTexan (Many at FR would respond to Christ "Darn right, I'll cast the first stone!")
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To: headstamp
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45 posted on 12/29/2005 9:50:30 AM PST by cripplecreek (Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
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To: Sweetjustusnow

A kid in my hometown lost an arm in a hay baler.


46 posted on 12/29/2005 9:52:18 AM PST by GSWarrior
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To: MeanWestTexan

Thank God no...but we would get "off the wall" brands of chippers that we so rigged and had safety features bypassed that it's almost amazing accidents don't happen more often.


47 posted on 12/29/2005 9:52:46 AM PST by EX52D
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To: GSWarrior

More detail at:

DenverPost: Tree trimmer killed by chipper
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_3351798

Not clear if this was top-loading or chute-loading
chipper.


48 posted on 12/29/2005 9:53:18 AM PST by Boundless
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To: GSWarrior

There is a safety bar designed to stop the chipper's cutter drum when contacted by the lower body of the operator; it actuates a caliper brake on a large disk and will upset the chipper itself if not attached to the truck used to tow it.

OSHA will be all over this one.


49 posted on 12/29/2005 9:53:48 AM PST by Old Professer (Fix the problem, not the blame!)
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To: GSWarrior

I know a guy who was stepping over the PTO on a tractor once. We call him one nut willie today.


50 posted on 12/29/2005 9:54:00 AM PST by cripplecreek (Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
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To: cripplecreek

"E's pinin for the fiords of Norway."

"This is Denmark, you twit."


51 posted on 12/29/2005 9:54:11 AM PST by MeanWestTexan (Many at FR would respond to Christ "Darn right, I'll cast the first stone!")
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To: GSWarrior
I've worked with a number of industrial chippers. Some have kill switches to prevent (or make less likely) this type of accident. Those that don't can be quite dangerous if one is not careful. A branch can pin a hand or an article of clothing to the side of the chipper and drag someone right in.

There's an attorney somewhere who will make a bundle off of this.

52 posted on 12/29/2005 9:55:23 AM PST by Freebird Forever (If they're truly public servants, why do they live in the mansions?)
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To: EX52D

In college (this was pre-caller-ID), my friends and I would prank call chemical or other supply companies:

"You have big drums of sulphuric acid? How strong? How much does it weigh? Can I fit it in a truck? Will it disolve a body, er a big dog? Even fillings? Yeah, the dog had fillings."

Etc.


53 posted on 12/29/2005 9:56:56 AM PST by MeanWestTexan (Many at FR would respond to Christ "Darn right, I'll cast the first stone!")
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To: cripplecreek
"Bet he didn't feel mulch."

That's cold.

54 posted on 12/29/2005 9:58:27 AM PST by Eagles Talon IV
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To: GSWarrior

Ghastly thing to happen. TWO identical incidents happened here in Tampa in the past year or so.


55 posted on 12/29/2005 9:58:47 AM PST by Old Grumpy
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To: itsamelman
You betcha...

All righty, then.

56 posted on 12/29/2005 9:59:09 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Islam Factoid:After forcing young girls to watch his men execute their fathers, Muhammad raped them.)
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To: maestro
an 'illegal' alien worker?

Doubtful. The local paper thinks he was the owner of the tree-trimming company.

57 posted on 12/29/2005 9:59:22 AM PST by mollynme (cogito, ergo freepum)
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To: Wolfie

Afterward it was all piece and quiet.


58 posted on 12/29/2005 9:59:36 AM PST by Eagles Talon IV
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To: MeanWestTexan

LOL...every time I see a 55 gallon drum I think of Jeffery Dahmer...(shudder). Unfortunately where I work, they are stacked by the pallet loads!


59 posted on 12/29/2005 9:59:39 AM PST by EX52D
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To: yellowdoghunter; All
I guess I didn't realize this thread was supposed to be a joke. A man doing an honest job and has a tragic accident is now funny, unless of course it is your family member.

I like black comedy as much as anyone, but the way these stories are used as props to solicit bad puns kind of sucks.

Whatever you do, people, don't think about this man's family or his children. It might spoil all the fun you're all having at his expense.

60 posted on 12/29/2005 9:59:58 AM PST by WhistlingPastTheGraveyard
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