As coworkers watched in horror, a TREE trimmer was viciously pulled headfirst into a wood chipper, where it perished.
The unnamed man was seriously injured in Ocean Ridge, Florida, and passed away at the site.
Coworkers watched in horror as the worker was dragged up to his shoulders, headfirst, into the lethal machine.
He had only begun working for Carlton’s Tree Service thirty minutes before to the sad incident.
Around 9:30 a.m., police showed up at the bleak scene outside Ocean Ridge Town Hall, where the crew was pruning trees.
The Ocean Ridge Police Department reports that when officers arrived on the scene, they found that one person had died from injuries received in the collision; no other people were hurt.
The notification has been forwarded to the Occupational Safety and Health American Society (OSHA).
The victim’s funeral will take place in Mexico, where he has family, and the gardening company that hired him has stated that they will pay for it.
At a press conference, Town Manager Lynne Ladner informed reporters that the landscaper was sadly beheaded by the deadly chopper as he tried to put wood into it.
She claimed that other crew members witnessed the assault and that the man was working alone when it happened, pruning trees and feeding a wood chipper.
Miss Ladner went on to say that even though the wood shredder had an emergency switch, the crew was unable to respond promptly enough because the catastrophe happened so swiftly in front of them.
According to her, it is a terrible loss of life.
According to Boynton Beach Tree Service owner Cary Porter, tree trimming is a dangerous job.
Porter clarified the potential power of wood chippers, but he and his business are not connected to the catastrophe.
It’s been more than two years since I last utilized chippers. Porter clarified that a person will be drawn directly into the chipper if they refuse to let go of a branch that is being sucked in.
It’s unfortunate that one error can end your life in this way.
The accident is being looked into by the American Society for Occupational Safety and Health.
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