Posted on 10/13/2022 7:32:22 AM PDT by Red Badger
A tree trimmer died after falling into a wood chipper Tuesday, police in California reported.
Shortly before 1pm on Tuesday, a tree trimmer in Menlo Park, roughly 30 miles south of San Francisco, accidentally fell into a wood chipper and died, according to ABC News. “When police units arrived on scene, a male subject was found deceased from injuries sustained in the incident,” Menlo Park police department told the outlet, confirming the fatality.
Video footage of the scene was released by CBS News showing the wood chipper with a yellow tarp covering part of the machine.
The street was closed while multiple authorities, including the local police department, Menlo Park’s fire protection district, and the San Mateo county coroner’s office, investigated the incident, ABC noted. The California Occupational Safety and Health Administration is also investigating the death and has up to six months to determine if there were any safety failures on the job site, which was apparently run by S.P. McLenanham, Fox News reported.
The identity of the tree trimmer has not been released, but the coroner did say he was male, ABC continued. They’re looking to notify his next of kin, and it’s unclear whether they’ll be making any further statements on the tragic accident.
Exactly!
The first retarded, far left “media” reporter who says, “He died doing what he loved to do” is going to get a boot in the ass.
Well, there’s a revelation! I mean, how many people doing commercial tree trimming are female?
++++++++++++++++++
Perhaps not many do tree trimming. Pretty sure lawn mowing is more their niche.
Quote: “When I see a man being attacked by five guys I shoot the bastards that’s my policy..... :>)”
They were performing Shakespeare in the Park you moron!!!
Makes my DR Trimmer feel inadequate now.
I don’t recognize that scene. What is it from?
This is the second time i saw that this has happened. Last year there was another one in Cal. You have to be a real retard to be dangling over a wood chipper and cutting limbs. Geezzz.
Fargo. Near the end..................
Ah, haven’t seen that one.
Ouuuuuuuch!
It’s a Cohen Brothers Indie movie. The ‘plot’ was taken from a real life crime story, but it wasn’t Fargo, it was in Connecticut, IIRC..........
Drebin: No Dutch Irish on my father's side.
Tragic. Shades of “Fargo”.
I suspect probably so. I hired a company to trim the extremely tall and wide tree in my backyard once. Six illegal aliens showed up and climbed up like a bunch of monkeys without ropes or any type fall protection. I could only watch for few minutes before I had to go back inside the house because I didn’t want to watch one of them fall and his neck.
Every tree service here cuts the branches and has someone on the ground take them to the shredder.
Had a friend use his masticator on my property last spring.
Its over 100 hydraulic hp like the movie you posted. Signage reads ‘stay back 150 feet’. It’ll throw a good sized rock that far easily. I had planned to watch him work but got out of the area after about 10 seconds.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.