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.
You never know.
Of course, journalists are supposed to avoid passive voice as much as possible...
Boy, for a minute there I thought Santa Clause might be short-handed!
One of my all time favorite films.
So he was wood chippered down, was he?
Dr. Henry Lee, of OJ and JonBenét fame, led the forensics team.
I wouldn't feel too chipper about it, myself.
no kidding! I can’t imagine. The sleeve on his shirt probably got caught and he probably got pulled in by his hands first.
Can you imagine your horror realizing you’re getting pulled into one of those things?
Yes. Don’t they have a kill switch?
I’m still kicking myself in the backside... earlier this week I had to drill out a washer to fit a bigger nut and I started and was about a minute and a half into it until I realized I had no safety glasses on!
So I put em on and finished the job but damn... I’m normally way more cautious than that.
lol
Nick, it already kills.
I think it needs a "don't kill" switch instead.
Just sayin'.
BAN WOOD CHIPPERS.
I don’t know if this would be a worse way than the wood chipper but it’s got to be close no?
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6dc_1275466299
BOY, talk about letting a headline lead you astray...
I thought Tigers wife was chasing him down the driveway again with one of his chipping irons.....oh well....
That's true. When they located the scene, one of the first things Dr. Lee found was a scrap of paper with the victim's name and address. So, maybe the corpse was fully clothed with a letter in a pocket. Or maybe the killer decided to shred some other stuff along with the body. From Chapter 10:
In the end, Dr. Lee said, "Our team's efforts at Lake Zoar eventually led to the discovery of 2,660 strands of blond hair, 69 slivers of human bone, 5 droplets of human blood, 2 teeth, a truncated piece of human skull, 3 ounces of human tissue, a portion of human finger, 1 fingernail, and 1 portion of toe nail."
The shredding took place 19 November, and Dr. Lee and his team began examining the site on 30 December.
Back many years ago I had to use one of these.
Scared the @&$# out of me everytime I had to use it.
A life tragically cut short.
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