Posted on 12/29/2005 9:33:55 AM PST by GSWarrior
Edited on 12/29/2005 9:37:49 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
A man trimming trees was killed after he apparently was pulled into a wood chipper, police said.
The tree-service employee died Wednesday while he and a co-worker were cutting branches at a Loveland residence, Police Sgt. Rae Bontz said.
"It appears he was pulled into the chipper," Bontz said. He described the death as an industrial accident but released no other details, saying police were investigating.
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"I know a guy who was stepping over the PTO on a tractor once. We call him one nut willie today."
Wow! Lubricating a U Joint with your nads. That's gotta sting.
The chippers a lot of the pros use can easily grind a 14" tree. A person would go through without the machine even slowing down.
Man are you lucky. Not many people have the chance, or strength to shed clothing in a situation like that.
My foot slipped on a feed grinder auger shield once, and my foot ended up in the auger. It was my job to make sure the belt drive was tight. I thank God I hadn't done my duty, and the belt was very lose. Instead of losing my foot, or worse, I ended up with my foot just wedged between the auger and the feeder trough with the auger drive belt slipping. Sore foot, limped for a day or two, but that's it.
There's a lesson here...don't die a dumb death or you'll be mocked on FR.
Me? When I leave, I don't intend to leave enough organs intact for donation.
Ayep. that's the ticket. Suuuuure.
Many years ago I remember a cartoon with an English inspector type and several Bobbies in a classic restaurant kitchen setting. In the middle of the scene was a big prep table with various ingredients for the various meals, but attached to the table was a hand cranked meat grinder. Coming out of the grinder was a normal looking pile of hamburger. Going into the grinder was the upper part of an arm attached to an hand that was still holding the hand crank on the grinder. Next to the grinder was a chef's hat.
The caption to the cartoon read:
"That's the most determined case of suicide I've ever seen!"
"Sore foot, limped for a day or two, but that's it."
Jeez, you are LUCKY!
I got a good one for you. I was leveling some land with a D2 dozer when a bank I was working on gave way. It flipped me out of the seat and I landed right over the track with one hand on the hood and the other hand on the hydraulic arm. I managed to push myself up and throw myself off to the side of the dozer while it was merrily putting off down the hill and out onto the street. I had to run up and use the hitch to jump into the seat and shut it down. I then got off and promptly threw up and fell down. I went home for the rest of the day.
He said that was the scariest 30 seconds of his life.
LOL! We can both laugh about our accidents.
I used to be a farmer, and until I left I just accepted the risks as part of normal life. Looking back from todays vantage point it's funny there weren't more serious accidents.
There are guardian angels all around us, and it's to our good fortune they step in from time to time, or we'd all be cripples.
It's common in these discussions to try and top the next guy. I'll just concede the winning story to you!
Just one more, though. This happened to a friend. He was filling silo, and accidently stepped on the drive pulley of the blower. He said he had a funny feeling in his foot, so he looked down, and was stunned to discover that he was looking directly at the bottom of his work boot, which was still on his foot. His leg had somehow gone AROUND the pulley, and it was still spinning right next to his leg. Somehow, he doesn't remember how, the machine was shut off, and he was rushed to the hospital. Somehow (here's where the angels did their thing) his leg was still attached. It was a long recovery, but he came back 100%. Unbelievable.
Update:
Wood chipper victim ID'd
http://www.coloradoannews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051230/NEWS01/512300319/1002
"Brian Morse, 54, was declared dead at the scene, ...
after his glove became stuck in the wood chipper
and pulled him in.
... The cause of death was listed as
"total morselization." The gloves protected Morse's
hands, leaving the fingerprints intact."
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