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Police Say California Man Trimming Trees Died Falling Into Wood Chipper
Daily Caller ^
| October 12, 2022 12:58 PM ET
| KAY SMYTHE
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.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; Health/Medicine; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: 1moretime; becarefuloutthere; menlopark; osha; safety; treetrimming; waystodie
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To: Red Badger
Safety practices are not just for sissies....
The list of safety violations here is long.
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posted on
10/13/2022 7:35:00 AM PDT
by
G Larry
(Population Control means Killing Billions, not "limiting growth".)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
10/13/2022 7:35:19 AM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
To: Red Badger
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.
To: Red Badger
The identity of the tree trimmer has not been released, but the coroner did say he was male... Well, there’s a revelation! I mean, how many people doing commercial tree trimming are female?
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posted on
10/13/2022 7:36:20 AM PDT
by
fidelis
(👈 Under no obligation to respond to rude, ignorant, abusive, bellicose, and obnoxious posts.)
To: Red Badger
Really hope he wasn’t a primary household provider. Sad situation for someone’s relative.
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posted on
10/13/2022 7:37:35 AM PDT
by
Bayard
To: fidelis
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posted on
10/13/2022 7:37:41 AM PDT
by
Leep
(Hillary will NEVER be president! 😁)
To: fidelis
How dare they assume the person’s gender!...................
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posted on
10/13/2022 7:38:49 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: fidelis
Why didn’t the article reveal the name?
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posted on
10/13/2022 7:38:57 AM PDT
by
No name given
(Anonymous is who you’ll know me as. )
To: Jeff Chandler
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posted on
10/13/2022 7:39:16 AM PDT
by
fwdude
(Society has been fully polarized now, and you have to decide on which pole you want to be found.)
To: Leep
I’m wondering how they plan on finding his next of kin.
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posted on
10/13/2022 7:41:07 AM PDT
by
skeeter
To: skeeter
they are waiting for a missing person report
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posted on
10/13/2022 7:45:25 AM PDT
by
joshua c
(to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
To: Red Badger
"That's the third time I caught him looking at my daughter through her window."
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posted on
10/13/2022 7:45:52 AM PDT
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: Red Badger
rule #1 do not climb directly above the wood chipper
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posted on
10/13/2022 7:46:11 AM PDT
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joshua c
(to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
To: Jeff Chandler
Open casket seems unlikely
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posted on
10/13/2022 7:48:44 AM PDT
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j.havenfarm
(21 years on Free Republic, 12/10/21! More than 5000 replies and still not shutting up!)
To: FlipWilson
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. When I see a man being attacked by five guys I shoot the bastards that's my policy..... :>)
To: Red Badger
I hate when that happens.
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posted on
10/13/2022 7:50:32 AM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: FlipWilson
“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.
To: Red Badger
Old joke: I guess he got a little behind in his work.
To: DannyTN
May not have been an 'accident'.................
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posted on
10/13/2022 7:53:11 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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