Bad First Day of Work

[ChumpChange]

I love the fact that he was about to die because his ankle monitor.

A Colorado man lost both his legs after a freak accident with a wood chipper during the first day of his new job.

John O’Neill, 33, had been chucking tree branches into a machine in Longmont when a branch shaped like a fish hook got caught on his court-ordered ankle monitor and dragged him inside. The blades cut his toes, foot, ankle and legs. He was 15 minutes into his shift around 10:18 a.m. on September 24.

Colorado man loses both legs in wood chipper accident 15 minutes into his first day at his new job

John O’Neill, 33, was 15 minutes into his new job when the accident happened

www.yahoo.com

 

[bilz]

Where's the monitor going to go now?

 

[napanutt]

All I’ll say is I’ve fed those chippers a lot and they don’t fuck around.
They do their job as instructed but no forgiving.

 

[zhandfull]

Why’s he look so happy? Probably thinking he’s gonna be rich.

 

[ChumpChange]

Where's the monitor going to go now?

On the wheelchair.

 

[wzuber]

Where's the monitor going to go now?

Around his neck?

 

[Boatymcboatface]

I’ve mentioned it before but wood chippers are big nope for me. Been there done that!

 

[Todd Mohr]

I have no need for one, but this thread has me kinda wanting one

 

[bonesfab]

could use a couple of really big ones in DC and Hollywood right about now.

 

[Luvnlife]

Why’s he look so happy? Probably thinking he’s gonna be rich.

All he has to say is he wasn’t properly trained and ca-ching

 

[Kachina26]

Wonder what his charges were. First thing that came to mind was JD Delay.
https://www.tiktok.com/video/7400207763382586654

 

[old rigger]

Fargo

 

[jetboatperformance]

On the wheelchair.

Around his neck?

Only on River Daves

 

[jetboatperformance]

I heard him interviewed about this "He said he cant kick"

 

[old rigger]

Saw another interview with him, said he won’t bring a lawsuit because he knows he doesn’t have a leg to stand on.

 

[ChumpChange]

 

[DB / HAV]

He definitely won’t be running from the law

 

[Luvnlife]

Just a reminder for everyone, if you are going to throw someone in a chipper, always feet first. Don’t ask me how I know. Same rule applies to running them over with an asphalt roller

 

[JL95]

There was an osha posting in the last decade where some young guy under 20 got pulled into one of this bad boys. It was probably in his first month too iirc

 

[lbhsbz]

Just a reminder for everyone, if you are going to throw someone in a chipper, always feet first. Don’t ask me how I know. Same rule applies to running them over with an asphalt roller

If you throw ‘em in headfirst you don’t get to hear the screams

 

[Member: 71]

Reminds me of that one joke….

What do you call a Mexican women with no legs…. Khuntsuelo

 

[4Waters]

This guy couldn't kick anyone's ass

 

[clark]

Those things scare the LIVEN SHIT out om

 

[4Waters]

Those things scare the LIVEN SHIT out om

As a kid I always wanted to throw branches in one, as an adult I'm scared shitless of them

 

[Luvnlife]

If you throw ‘em in headfirst you don’t get to hear the screams

But the pain ends quick, feet first you get to enjoy their demise

 

[monkeyswrench]

All I’ll say is I’ve fed those chippers a lot and they don’t fuck around.
They do their job as instructed but no forgiving.

Something just seems so odd about this though. I've been around them, and I can't see how a branch, shaped like a fish hook, grabbed onto his ankle monitor, and swept him up into the chute with his other leg???

I've mentioned this before: maybe 15 years ago my buddy was a sales rep for a company that sold chippers. A big, well known company. They get a call from a municipality in SoCal, an employee had gone through the machine. LE was involved, OSHA, City Folk, everyone. My buddy was tapped by his boss, to go down and explain the operation of said machine

He hitched up a brand new one, same model and options, and towed it to the city yard. He had zero interest in being near the actual machine.
In that case, I believe it was suicide...

 

[white tortilla]

I use commercial one all the time at home as I have a ton of trees at my house I’m thinning out. There’s like 8 ways to Sunday of safey bars that stop the hopper if they sense pressure. Half the times the tree triggers it and you have to restart it with a button. I don’t know how you would be able to get sucked into one unless they overrode the safety bars somehow

 

[Sharky]

Guy could stand to make bank.

Who to sue first. . . .

The government agency that made him wear the ankle bracelet (with no warnings or instructions about wearing it while operating a wood chipper) or, the government/court approved job he got while on probation.

 

[monkeyswrench]

Guy could stand to make bank.

Who to sue first. . . .

The government agency that made him wear the ankle bracelet (with no warnings or instructions about wearing it while operating a wood chipper) or, the government/court approved job he got while on probation.

"Work" program maybe? Never seen anyone tuck their jeans into their anklet either...
Lot's of people to sue, and part of me wonders about the how and why. What's this guy's work history? Criminal history? Did they drug test him? Me, personally, I'm fine being broke but able to walk. Don't want a good parking spot either.

 

[bilz]

Guy could stand to make bank.

Who to sue first. . . .

The government agency that made him wear the ankle bracelet (with no warnings or instructions about wearing it while operating a wood chipper) or, the government/court approved job he got while on probation.

Homeboy ain't standing anywhere!

 

[endobear]

Crap. Now I'm scared. We have a bunch of trees to clean up. So the Boss found one. Free. I just have to get it running.

 

[Terminal Velocity]

I use commercial one all the time at home as I have a ton of trees at my house I’m thinning out. There’s like 8 ways to Sunday of safey bars that stop the hopper if they sense pressure. Half the times the tree triggers it and you have to restart it with a button. I don’t know how you would be able to get sucked into one unless they overrode the safety bars somehow

C'mon maan. We work in the Grey area. LOL
1st time that sumbich balked, we're bypassing the rules.

 

[Cray Paper]

Just like any tool or working at height, you are the only one keeping you from death or serious injury. When I was scared, this is what calmed me down, it's up to me to keep me safe and was / am still good with that. Only two tools I have aver used that scared me, a 1/2 HP router and a 1/2HP die grinder with a large carbide bit.

If you cant work around a wood chipper without falling in to it, you should know that before taking the job. One of the most impressive machines I have ever seen was a 53' long stump / log / tree grinder mounted to a 53' long low boy trailer. That thing shredded everything that was fed in to it, stumps, trees, boulders etc. Shit would fly 30' around the hopper as it ripped everything apart.