Posted on 01/30/2014 2:01:02 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
Maybe I have a morbid sense of humor but that phrase made me laugh out loud.
wood chipper...Jimmy Hoffa...mulch
“..........He was working at the Swanson Bark and Wood Products company when the bark-stripping machine jammed.
Colleagues switched off the power as Mr Arce reached into the wood chipper.
He said he was satisfied all safety procedures had been followed and was confident the machine was off.
But health and safety investigators found the machine known as a porcupine was still switched on and started up pulling him inside.
The porcupine consists of six to seven-inch-long tines, which are curved that spin on shaft to break apart and fluff-up bark.
Mr Arce said the equipment left gashes in his hard hat.
He believes his slim frame also helped him survive.
Mr Arce landed on a conveyor belt about six feet below where he had been standing.......”
Absolutely. The only guys I know with missing body parts ignore that rule.
When they said it was a big chipper, they meant the size of the chips.
Moose limbs?
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