In terms of workplace accidents, this seems fairly noteworthy

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**Ouze**

Police investigate wood chipper fatality accident.

Police investigate wood chipper fatality accident
Thomas Geyer

Davenport police blocked the 2200 block of East 32nd Street on Wednesday after a worker with a local tree company was killed in an accident involving a wood chipper.
5 hours ago • By Thomas Geyer(8) Comments
A worker with a local tree company died Wednesday after being pulled into a wood-chipping machine, Davenport police said.

The victim's name is not being released until family is notified, police said.

Davenport Police Capt. Brent Biggs said police and firefighters were sent to 2246 E. 32nd St. at 3:04 p.m. regarding a worker injured by a wood chipper.

Upon arrival, police determined that the person had died, and no foul play is suspected, Biggs said.

The investigation is being conducted by the Davenport Police Department and the Scott County Coroner's Office.

I'm not too familiar with how woodchippers work. Isn't there some way to prevent dudes from falling into them? Cause, seems like... maybe there should be?

Also, now I kind of want to watch Fargo.

**Frazzled**

Anyone checked out the wife's whereabouts? This sounds too convenient.

**Grey Templar**

It depends on if it was a top loading or a side loading chipper.

With a side loading one, its difficult to get sucked in if you weren't pushed OR you got caught on the wood you were feeding it. You can't really just fall in, though once you are snagged you are getting sucked in. They are designed to suck stuff in.

A top loading one is a little more dangerous, although these are usually smaller ones too.

Anything which stopped a person from falling into one would also prevent the chipper from functioning. Really they are just insanely dangerous pieces of equipment and not much can be done to prevent that other than be EXTREMELY careful.

**Desubot**

Grey Templar wrote:
It depends on if it was a top loading or a side loading chipper.

With a side loading one, its difficult to get sucked in if you weren't pushed OR you got caught on the wood you were feeding it. You can't really just fall in, though once you are snagged you are getting sucked in. They are designed to suck stuff in.

A top loading one is a little more dangerous, although these are usually smaller ones too.

Anything which stopped a person from falling into one would also prevent the chipper from functioning. Really they are just insanely dangerous pieces of equipment and not much can be done to prevent that other than be EXTREMELY careful.

If it be a tree company then its probably the big side loading one.

Man what a way to go.

**timetowaste85**

Did this occur on the property of one known as Dale, or possibly Tucker?

**Portugal Jones**

Ouze wrote:
Police investigate wood chipper fatality accident.

Police investigate wood chipper fatality accident
Thomas Geyer

Davenport police blocked the 2200 block of East 32nd Street on Wednesday after a worker with a local tree company was killed in an accident involving a wood chipper.
5 hours ago • By Thomas Geyer(8) Comments
A worker with a local tree company died Wednesday after being pulled into a wood-chipping machine, Davenport police said.

The victim's name is not being released until family is notified, police said.

Davenport Police Capt. Brent Biggs said police and firefighters were sent to 2246 E. 32nd St. at 3:04 p.m. regarding a worker injured by a wood chipper.

Upon arrival, police determined that the person had died, and no foul play is suspected, Biggs said.

The investigation is being conducted by the Davenport Police Department and the Scott County Coroner's Office.

I'm not too familiar with how woodchippers work. Isn't there some way to prevent dudes from falling into them? Cause, seems like... maybe there should be?

The problem being that you still need to be able to insert the large things that wood chippers are meant to chip.

**Goliath**

Ouze wrote:
Also, now I kind of want to watch Fargo.

The exact same thought I had upon reading the story.

Also, this sounds like a horrible way to go.

**Ensis Ferrae**

timetowaste85 wrote:
Did this occur on the property of one known as Dale, or possibly Tucker?

Have an exalt good sir... I would also begin checking for groups of young-college age kids, particularly with an attractive female among its members.

**KingCracker**

timetowaste85 wrote:
Did this occur on the property of one known as Dale, or possibly Tucker?

That scene might have been the best one in that movie. Though..... that whole movie is just great

**Relapse**

Very sad business.

**FacebookJunkie**

KingCracker wrote:
timetowaste85 wrote:
Did this occur on the property of one known as Dale, or possibly Tucker?

That scene might have been the best one in that movie. Though..... that whole movie is just great

Here is the trailer for those who are missing the references

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdNpFoWrBDQ

Disclaimer: I am related to one of the guys in the movie...

Not saying!

**Frazzled**

timetowaste85 wrote:
Did this occur on the property of one known as Dale, or possibly Tucker?

I see what you did there.

**Jimsolo**

I don't know the mechanics, but there is a way to make rotary saws which can still cut wood but cease rotation instantaneously if flesh touches them. (The promo video when they came out was really cool.) I wonder if chippers could be built the same way?

**nels1031**

Terrible way to go. But still not as bad as the woman who was killed by an escalator in front of her kid when the flooring above the gears gave out. Good old Made in China!

**LordofHats**

The good old "sorry boss but I can't come in today, I've been eaten by the wood chipper" excuse. Pft. Like I haven't heard that one before.

**NoPoet**

It's good of the police to not be giving out the poor bloke's name before his family find out - the media is insane these days, it's hard to believe this could be released as a news item before the person's family know. It's like gossiping gone mad.

**Daemonhammer**

Frazzled wrote:
Anyone checked out the wife's whereabouts? This sounds too convenient.

This guy gets it.

**Ouze**

nels1031 wrote:
Terrible way to go. But still not as bad as the woman who was killed by an escalator in front of her kid when the flooring above the gears gave out. Good old Made in China!

If this thread is going to turn into "horrible and weird ways to die".... that would be pretty cool.

**nels1031**

Ouze wrote:
nels1031 wrote:
Terrible way to go. But still not as bad as the woman who was killed by an escalator in front of her kid when the flooring above the gears gave out. Good old Made in China!

If this thread is going to turn into "horrible and weird ways to die".... that would be pretty cool.

Or a Fargo discussion... that would be pretty cool. Season 2 comes out in October!

**Relapse**

nels1031 wrote:
Terrible way to go. But still not as bad as the woman who was killed by an escalator in front of her kid when the flooring above the gears gave out. Good old Made in China!

She sacrificed herself to save her child.

**Crazy_Carnifex**

FacebookJunkie wrote:
KingCracker wrote:
timetowaste85 wrote:
Did this occur on the property of one known as Dale, or possibly Tucker?

That scene might have been the best one in that movie. Though..... that whole movie is just great

Here is the trailer for those who are missing the references

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdNpFoWrBDQ

Disclaimer: I am related to one of the guys in the movie...

Not saying!

I need to go find this movie.

**Ensis Ferrae**

Crazy_Carnifex wrote:

I need to go find this movie.

If you have Amazon Prime, you can watch it on their instant video feature for free, I also recommend it.

**Orlanth**

Wood chipper accidents are not unknown or particularly rare, same as with lathe accidents.

**Freakazoitt**

"Made in China"?

**Crazy_Carnifex**

Freakazoitt wrote:
"Made in China"?

A lot of products with "Made in China" stickers have a reputation for being cheap, and being correspondingly unreliable.

**Freakazoitt**

Yeah, I expirience that many times. They economy for every mm and every screw they can
I broke in half their steel hammer recently!

**Silent Puffin?**

Freakazoitt wrote:
"Made in China"?

The Woman who was killed by the escalator was Chinese, although in that case it was due to extremely shoddy maintenance rather than craftsmanship.

**Ensis Ferrae**

Crazy_Carnifex wrote:
Freakazoitt wrote:
"Made in China"?

A lot of products with "Made in China" stickers have a reputation for being cheap, and being correspondingly unreliable.

Pffff, everyone knows that a Chinese woodchipper would have jammed after just his arm. That it got the "rest" of him shows that this wood chipper was American made

**Freakazoitt**

maybe it was some very big wood chipper?

**Deadshot**

The way to prevent this is simple seatbelt harnass safety mechanism. Any item of clothing snagged on the wood will simply rip, while a durable, thick cord/rope attached to a harnass would tighten instantly as a seatbelt does. Thus, any sudden movement in the direction of the chipper would cause it to snag and your overalls to simply rip and leave you standing there with wet and dirty undies.