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Radar · 11-08-2007, 02:39 PM

HERE is a really interesting story from Los Angeles.

Check it out.

piercehawkeye45 · 11-08-2007, 02:42 PM

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Bullitt · 11-08-2007, 02:43 PM

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glatt · 11-08-2007, 02:50 PM

Man killed in wood-chipper accident
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The Anaheim resident was working with a tree-trimming crew in Tustin. He was throwing branches into the machine one moment, authorities say, and then suddenly 'he was gone.'
By Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
10:15 AM PST, November 8, 2007
Authorities in Orange County are working to recover the remains of a 24-year-old Anaheim man who was killed Wednesday in a wood chipper accident in Tustin.

The tree service worker "was standing at the back end of the chipper, throwing branches into it with his co-workers nearby," said Sgt. Pat Welch of the Tustin Police Department.

"One of them looked over, and he was gone."

Authorities took the wood chipper and the truck attached to it to a parking structure at the coroner's office, where they plan to dismantle it.

The accident, which happened about 4 p.m. in the 2600 block of Palmetto Avenue in Tustin, is being investigated by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, authorities said.

The man's name was being withheld until his family was notified.

"We'll just be trying to gather as much of the remains as we can," said Supervising Deputy Coroner Larry Esslinger.

Thirty-one people have been killed in wood chipper accidents between 1992 and 2002, according to a 2005 Journal of the American Medical Assn. report.

Sundae · 11-08-2007, 02:56 PM

Do I have to be the first to say Fargo...?

Shawnee123 · 11-08-2007, 02:59 PM

Beat me to it.

Marge Gunderson: So that was Mrs. Lundegaard on the floor in there. And I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper. And those three people in Brainerd. And for what? For a little bit of money. There's more to life than a little money, you know. Don't you know that? And here ya are, and it's a beautiful day. Well, I just don't understand it

Radar · 11-08-2007, 03:03 PM

Man, the guy just disappeared in one second. One second he was a person, and the next he was a stain inside the chute.

Sundae · 11-08-2007, 03:05 PM

I always thought bodies were made for wood chippers or vice versa.
In fact I watched the latest David Cronenberg Eastern Promises last night, with HM and his brother and slightly spooked HM Bro.
(Slight spoiler) I said,"Oh I loved the bit when he cut his fingers off with secateurs, ever since my parents got some to prune the roses I've thought how easily they would work on fingers!"

HM knows I have a slightly macabre mind but poor HM Bro isn't used to that sort of cheerful admittance.

tw · 11-08-2007, 05:05 PM

Composting. Just add lime.

Crimson Ghost · 11-08-2007, 09:36 PM

And the shame of all of it is, he was saving money to go to school to become a tree surgeon.

BrianR · 11-08-2007, 11:30 PM

Fargo?

TheMercenary · 11-08-2007, 11:50 PM

poor fella.
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Varrrrooooommmmm! Varrrooooooooooooooooooooommmmmm...

Crimson Ghost · 11-09-2007, 01:41 AM

Will his family be claiming his tan Cutlass Sierra?

ZenGum · 11-09-2007, 02:43 AM

Reminds me of the guy who ran straight through a screen door.

He strained himself.

Radar · 11-09-2007, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Reminds me of the guy who ran straight through a screen door.

He strained himself.

Nice. Although in that case wouldn't it be the screen who ran through him?

11-08-2007, 02:39 PM	#1
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	OUCH!!! HERE is a really interesting story from Los Angeles. Check it out. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

11-08-2007, 02:43 PM	#3
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11-08-2007, 02:56 PM	#5
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Do I have to be the first to say Fargo...? __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

11-08-2007, 03:03 PM	#7
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	Man, the guy just disappeared in one second. One second he was a person, and the next he was a stain inside the chute. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

11-08-2007, 03:05 PM	#8
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I always thought bodies were made for wood chippers or vice versa. In fact I watched the latest David Cronenberg Eastern Promises last night, with HM and his brother and slightly spooked HM Bro. (Slight spoiler) I said,"Oh I loved the bit when he cut his fingers off with secateurs, ever since my parents got some to prune the roses I've thought how easily they would work on fingers!" HM knows I have a slightly macabre mind but poor HM Bro isn't used to that sort of cheerful admittance. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

11-08-2007, 02:42 PM	#2
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	You need to log in to read it...

11-08-2007, 02:50 PM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Man killed in wood-chipper accident template_bas template_bas The Anaheim resident was working with a tree-trimming crew in Tustin. He was throwing branches into the machine one moment, authorities say, and then suddenly 'he was gone.' By Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer 10:15 AM PST, November 8, 2007 Authorities in Orange County are working to recover the remains of a 24-year-old Anaheim man who was killed Wednesday in a wood chipper accident in Tustin. The tree service worker "was standing at the back end of the chipper, throwing branches into it with his co-workers nearby," said Sgt. Pat Welch of the Tustin Police Department. "One of them looked over, and he was gone." Authorities took the wood chipper and the truck attached to it to a parking structure at the coroner's office, where they plan to dismantle it. The accident, which happened about 4 p.m. in the 2600 block of Palmetto Avenue in Tustin, is being investigated by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, authorities said. The man's name was being withheld until his family was notified. "We'll just be trying to gather as much of the remains as we can," said Supervising Deputy Coroner Larry Esslinger. Thirty-one people have been killed in wood chipper accidents between 1992 and 2002, according to a 2005 Journal of the American Medical Assn. report.

11-08-2007, 02:59 PM	#6
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Beat me to it. Marge Gunderson: So that was Mrs. Lundegaard on the floor in there. And I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper. And those three people in Brainerd. And for what? For a little bit of money. There's more to life than a little money, you know. Don't you know that? And here ya are, and it's a beautiful day. Well, I just don't understand it

11-08-2007, 05:05 PM	#9
tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	Composting. Just add lime.

11-08-2007, 09:36 PM	#10
Crimson Ghost Larger than life and twice as ugly. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,264	And the shame of all of it is, he was saving money to go to school to become a tree surgeon. __________________ We must all go through a rite of passage. It must be physical, it must be painful, and it must leave a mark. I have no knowledge of the events which you are describing, and if I did have knowledge of them, I would be unable to discuss them with you now or at any future period. Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years

11-08-2007, 11:30 PM	#11
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Fargo?

11-08-2007, 11:50 PM	#12
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	poor fella. " ' ; ; ; . . . Varrrrooooommmmm! Varrrooooooooooooooooooooommmmmm... __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

11-09-2007, 01:41 AM	#13
Crimson Ghost Larger than life and twice as ugly. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,264	Will his family be claiming his tan Cutlass Sierra? __________________ We must all go through a rite of passage. It must be physical, it must be painful, and it must leave a mark. I have no knowledge of the events which you are describing, and if I did have knowledge of them, I would be unable to discuss them with you now or at any future period. Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years

11-09-2007, 02:43 AM	#14
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Reminds me of the guy who ran straight through a screen door. He strained himself. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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