TheTreeSpyder
Branched out member
- Location
- Florida>>> USA
4 days after Roziland Mowell was sucked thru a chipper......
A BanditRep came out to where we were working together Sat. trying to put this horror behind for everyone from the family, customers, help and community; where this accident happened. The rep seemed sincere and was concerned, asking about any maintenance issues, labels etc. Got to talking to him and he said they see about one of these a year unfortunately.
"Like this?" I said, he said "no' he shook his head hard looking down " there has never been one like this that I know of for this company".
This lil'lady disappeared in an instant literally, with barely half a scream!
Her husband walked around to behind the house, where the bucket, chipper/ box dump and brand new apprentice loader where nicely backed in as he squeezed by them on ¾" plywood that was trailed back from the driveway as not to allow trucks to hurt the lawn. He went back as many times before to see what the problem was. Not finding his young wife of 1 ½ years, it was his to look around in this tightly enclosed backyard to figure out where she was, with his back now to the chipper box. When he left, someone else had to do the same dance….. both suffering shock from the immediate inertia from going so quickly from denial to sudden, ghastly realization.
No;
And know it well,
That there hasn't been another like this,
Nor should there ever be again……
That is when he puked, totally freaked and the 'help' (ex-wife and boyfriend)in the front yard went racing after him as he ran screaming out of the yard(with concerned ex-wife behind him); that is why no one was there, the 2 helpers might have not even realized chipper was running, …….. he no longer cared. That is how homicide detectives and rumors got started etc. Like when I first heard about it on a scratchy mobile, while driving, being told it wasn't accidental…… Some things ya don't tend to repeat less you know they are true and helpful.
A few of the guys around town are commenting that a sudden preference in tree calls for not having a chipper on their property!
What could have made this situation safer?
Should there always be more than one person at a running chipper(another person within 2 steps?)? And then no one stick any body part in etc.
Drink this in deep and allow it to bruise you,
And bruise you deeply, take that chance;
Of all things take from me, this that I pass
Maintain that tender bruise conscientiously,
Staying sensitive to how you got it;
And anything that comes close to it, makes it sore.
Let the price of this lesson to us be paid in full.
http://www.treebuzz.com/forum/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB10&Number=4703&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1#Post4738
A BanditRep came out to where we were working together Sat. trying to put this horror behind for everyone from the family, customers, help and community; where this accident happened. The rep seemed sincere and was concerned, asking about any maintenance issues, labels etc. Got to talking to him and he said they see about one of these a year unfortunately.
"Like this?" I said, he said "no' he shook his head hard looking down " there has never been one like this that I know of for this company".
This lil'lady disappeared in an instant literally, with barely half a scream!
Her husband walked around to behind the house, where the bucket, chipper/ box dump and brand new apprentice loader where nicely backed in as he squeezed by them on ¾" plywood that was trailed back from the driveway as not to allow trucks to hurt the lawn. He went back as many times before to see what the problem was. Not finding his young wife of 1 ½ years, it was his to look around in this tightly enclosed backyard to figure out where she was, with his back now to the chipper box. When he left, someone else had to do the same dance….. both suffering shock from the immediate inertia from going so quickly from denial to sudden, ghastly realization.
No;
And know it well,
That there hasn't been another like this,
Nor should there ever be again……
That is when he puked, totally freaked and the 'help' (ex-wife and boyfriend)in the front yard went racing after him as he ran screaming out of the yard(with concerned ex-wife behind him); that is why no one was there, the 2 helpers might have not even realized chipper was running, …….. he no longer cared. That is how homicide detectives and rumors got started etc. Like when I first heard about it on a scratchy mobile, while driving, being told it wasn't accidental…… Some things ya don't tend to repeat less you know they are true and helpful.
A few of the guys around town are commenting that a sudden preference in tree calls for not having a chipper on their property!
What could have made this situation safer?
Should there always be more than one person at a running chipper(another person within 2 steps?)? And then no one stick any body part in etc.
Drink this in deep and allow it to bruise you,
And bruise you deeply, take that chance;
Of all things take from me, this that I pass
Maintain that tender bruise conscientiously,
Staying sensitive to how you got it;
And anything that comes close to it, makes it sore.
Let the price of this lesson to us be paid in full.
http://www.treebuzz.com/forum/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB10&Number=4703&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1#Post4738
