Guy killed by chipper, USA

[Taupotreeman]

There's still many chippers in the US, Oz and here in NZ that don't have the safety features of the newer chippers. I have one and I have a very healthy respect for it wich means I don't get to blase about using it. I also have a folder of collated information about on the job fatalities from the US in which there are several examples of chipper deaths unfortunately.

[easy-lift guy]

When my Uncle lost 1/2 of his arm in a chipper I believe chippers were in their infancy here in the states. I am not aware of any safety measures that were available at the time on the chipper that my Uncle was involved with but I would think there was nearly nothing compared to today's units. Regarding chippers that exist state side not having safety features of UK versions I do not believe that is the case. This thread has a title that is misleading as well when you think about all of the chippers that have been mistreated and abused by their owners and rental companies over the years, one would think more people would be killed by them chippers. That aside the chipper did not IMO cause the death of the person in question, the user following improper use and safety protocol more than likely lead to his demise. According to the CDC, Dumb! from 1992-2002 31 persons were killed in the US by mobile chippers the mean age was 35

During the same time period 2,042 nonfatal injuries were reported.

easy-lift guy

[Mesterh]

Another sad and tragic story.

 

Cant imagine how bad it was for his wife who was on the job.

 

 

It is good to see that some safety devices work well and do save lives.

[RobRainford]

When my Uncle lost 1/2 of his arm in a chipper I believe chippers were in their infancy here in the states. I am not aware of any safety measures that were available at the time on the chipper that my Uncle was involved with but I would think there was nearly nothing compared to today's units. Regarding chippers that exist state side not having safety features of UK versions I do not believe that is the case. This thread has a title that is misleading as well when you think about all of the chippers that have been mistreated and abused by their owners and rental companies over the years, one would think more people would be killed by them chippers. That aside the chipper did not IMO cause the death of the person in question, the user following improper use and safety protocol more than likely lead to his demise. According to the CDC, Dumb! from 1992-2002 31 persons were killed in the US by mobile chippers the mean age was 35

During the same time period 2,042 nonfatal injuries were reported.

easy-lift guy

 

I don't think the thread title is misleading at all. I think you are reading too much into it, yes it was probably human error which caused this occurrence, but the death was caused by massive injuries from the chiller

[easy-lift guy]

Sorry Rob that portion of my reply was a joke everything else was not.

easy-lift guy

[Robert_S]

R.i.p, the poor guy just out there working and trying to make a living