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12-29-2005, 02:46 PM #1Silver Member
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Colorado Man Killed In Large Wood Chipper
LOVELAND, Colo. -- Authorities in Colorado are investigating the death of a man who was apparently pulled into a large commercial wood chipper while trimming trees.
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12-29-2005, 05:02 PM #2Elite Member
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Re: Colorado Man Killed In Large Wood Chipper
Just ask CT Tree Guy how dangerous they are. Years ago I owned a Mitts & Merrill with a Ford industrial gas engine. She would eat a 10" log no problem. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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12-29-2005, 05:11 PM #3Platinum Member
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Re: Colorado Man Killed In Large Wood Chipper
I read this story this morning and the first thing I thought of was CT Tree Guy. I think I've been looking at this forum too much. That's a nasty way to die. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
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12-30-2005, 12:50 PM #4Silver Member
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Re: Colorado Man Killed In Large Wood Chipper
Do you suppose he went all the way through? yikes!
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12-30-2005, 03:16 PM #5Elite Member
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Re: Colorado Man Killed In Large Wood Chipper
If he did, there would be no "grisly" remains to view. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
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12-31-2005, 01:49 AM #6Gold Member
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Re: Colorado Man Killed In Large Wood Chipper
It only takes a second and a little mistake to cost you your life, So much dangerous equipment we work around all the time and tend to get very lax around it all...
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01-01-2006, 12:25 AM #7Bronze Member
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Re: Colorado Man Killed In Large Wood Chipper
that's a sad thing to hear about. really sad [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
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01-03-2006, 08:10 AM #8Elite Member
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Re: Colorado Man Killed In Large Wood Chipper
A twelve year old son of a tree surgeon died here last year from the same accident while working with his father (I believe the father was cited for underage employment), simply awful.... [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
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01-03-2006, 09:17 AM #9Veteran Member
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Re: Colorado Man Killed In Large Wood Chipper
As a physician, I see and have seen many grotesque things. In my practice career, there are still things that make me cringe to think about. This sort of thing is one of them. I also happen to be good friends with a tree surgeon, with whom I played football in high school. He says his major workplace fear is not falling from a tree, being hit by a heavy limb or tree, but THIS. Something for us to think about.
John M
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01-03-2006, 05:58 PM #10Super Star Member
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Re: Colorado Man Killed In Large Wood Chipper
"He says his major workplace fear is not falling from a tree, being hit by a heavy limb or tree, but THIS. Something for us to think about. "
I don't blame him...
Most accidents leave a body fairly intact. A chipper accident? Well, I read one report (boy was 14 or 15) in which the autopsy results were "Death by Fragmentation".
Think about that statement for a minute...
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