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.
The list of safety violations here is long.
Oh, Geez...
At least he did’t go being needlessly cut down by a bunch of hoodlums. That’s no way for a man to die.
A parachute not opening, that’s a way to die. Getting caught in the gears of a combine, having your nuts bitten off by a Laplander… that’s the way I wanna go.
Well, there’s a revelation! I mean, how many people doing commercial tree trimming are female?
Really hope he wasn’t a primary household provider. Sad situation for someone’s relative.
Illegal is my guess.
How dare they assume the person’s gender!...................
Why didn’t the article reveal the name?
You betcha!
I’m wondering how they plan on finding his next of kin.
they are waiting for a missing person report
rule #1 do not climb directly above the wood chipper
Open casket seems unlikely
When I see a man being attacked by five guys I shoot the bastards that's my policy..... :>)
I hate when that happens.
“A parachute not opening, that’s a way to die.”
Oh hell no. I want to go quick, not falling for 5 minutes knowing I’m dead and there’s nothing I can do about it.
Old joke: I guess he got a little behind in his work.
May not have been an 'accident'.................
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