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Wood Chipper Kills Santa Cruz Worker
NBC Bay Area ^
| Mon, Jun 7, 2010
| KATHERINE HALL
Posted on 06/08/2010 2:21:22 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A long time employee of Santa Cruz County died in a freak accident this morning when he was pulled into a tree chipper.
The 61 one year old was working on a road maintenance team clearing brush along Whiting Road in Watsonville at the time.
He had worked for the county since 1969.
The Department of Public Works issued the a statement following his death. "We are deeply saddened by this incident, and our hearts and condolences go out to (the victim's) family and friends."
The Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident along with the county Department of Public Works management.
The identity of the county worker will not be released until family members have been located and notified of the accident.
The crew who witnessed the horrific death are being offered counseling.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Local News; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: fargo; woodchipper
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To: martin_fierro
To: nickcarraway
Was it Steve Buscemi?
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posted on
06/08/2010 2:22:38 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law." -- Aristotle)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
06/08/2010 2:23:13 PM PDT
by
Cletus.D.Yokel
(FreepMail me if you want on the Bourbon ping list!)
To: nickcarraway
Sad.
I hope for his sake he went in head first.
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posted on
06/08/2010 2:23:29 PM PDT
by
Bullish
(Been to all 57 States.... Or is it 58?)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
06/08/2010 2:23:50 PM PDT
by
JennysCool
(My hypocrisy goes only so far)
To: Impy
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posted on
06/08/2010 2:24:18 PM PDT
by
Arthur Wildfire! March
(Kagan ENDED Constitutional Law in Harvard: freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2523089/posts)
To: nickcarraway
Bless his heart. I hope he gets worker’s comp.
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posted on
06/08/2010 2:24:22 PM PDT
by
avacado
To: nickcarraway
Got to be a horrible way to go.
I would guess head first would end it quickest.
I’m sorry for the guy and his family. RIP
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posted on
06/08/2010 2:24:26 PM PDT
by
A CA Guy
( God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: nickcarraway
Obligatory reference to Fargo.....
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posted on
06/08/2010 2:24:56 PM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(PALIN/MCCAIN IN 2012 - barf alert? sarc tag? -- can't decide)
To: nickcarraway; Carry_Okie; clamper1797; EggsAckley; expat_brit; hedgetrimmer; jahp; ShellieGOP; ...
To: Borges
The Fargo posts are already here. :)
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posted on
06/08/2010 2:25:30 PM PDT
by
EveningStar
(Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
To: nickcarraway
I think he was pushed in so they didn’t have to pay out his pension.
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posted on
06/08/2010 2:28:03 PM PDT
by
SAMWolf
(Looking for my generations Lexington and Concord.)
To: nickcarraway
Wood chipper eh? That’s a bitch.
To: goseminoles
Man, I hate it when that happens.
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posted on
06/08/2010 2:38:06 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: nickcarraway
The 61 one year old was...clearing brush along Whiting Road in Watsonville at the time. He had worked for the county since 1969.The identity of the county worker will not be released until family members have been located and notified of the accident. Thanks for keeping such a tight lip on this NBC. I'm sure the family will have no idea who it might be.
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posted on
06/08/2010 2:39:06 PM PDT
by
Michael.SF.
(Even Hitler had Government run health care, but at least he got the Olympics for Germany)
To: sasquatch
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posted on
06/08/2010 2:41:34 PM PDT
by
mad_as_he$$
(Don't go chasing waterfalls.....)
To: nickcarraway
ok... unless the wood chipper sprouted legs, ran over, grabbed him and ate him... the wood chipper did not kill him.
the proper title should be something like:
“man killed after being pulled into wood chipper”
the other way sounds like a serial killer on the loose.
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posted on
06/08/2010 2:41:50 PM PDT
by
sten
If that happened to me, I would be all mixed and and in pieces.
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posted on
06/08/2010 2:42:45 PM PDT
by
999replies
(Thune/Rubio 2012)
To: sten
Wood chippers with bad intent. The wood chipper murders.
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posted on
06/08/2010 2:43:45 PM PDT
by
ZX12R
(IMPEACH OBAMA NOW!)
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