What a way to go.

[Merlot Joe]

Northern California man decapitated when wood chipper sucks up rope

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published: Friday, January 13, 2012 at 8:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, January 13, 2012 at 8:01 a.m.
NEVADA CITY — A Northern California tree trimmer has been decapitated after an industrial wood chipper apparently sucked up a rope tangled around his neck.

Nevada County sheriff's deputies initially said 50-year-old Martin Lara was feeding brush and was pulled head-first into the wood chipper by the rope.

But coroner's Sgt. Paul Schmidt tells Sacramento's KCRA-TV (http://bit.ly/w4SqEP ) that something got caught in the wood chipper and got tangled around Lara's neck, decapitating him.

Schmidt couldn't confirm it was a rope that tightened around his neck.

The tree trimming crew says they heard Lara scream at about 8:15 a.m. Thursday while they worked in Nevada City. He was dead when they went to investigate.

[Chicago Jake]

Now he's just a chip off the old block!

Edited to add: Talk about bad luck on a Friday the 13th!!

[Tex]

Goodbye Mr. Chips.

[Merlot Joe]

I have used one of those machines on the ranch. What a fucking mess that would be if someone went got caught up in one of them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tex]

I have used a wood chipper before and can see how the noise could distract you. "Loud" doesn't do justice to the racket that they make.

[♥ COVID-19♥]

Instead of getting head, he lost head.

[Exildo Wonsetler Briggs III]

I bought a yard vac once. It also had a small "chipper" built in, for small branches. I couldn't even put my arm in it, but is scared the shit out'a me such that I never even put the smallest branch through it.

I'm guessing I really feared I'd fall and my dick would get sucked up in a most unpleasant fashion.

Sold that thing REALLY quick!

.............Bob

[Ardbeg... innit]

I have a small one for yard cleanup and tree pruning debris (1-2 inch max) . Worked with a big one right out of college when working with a landscaper (3-4 inch max), and had a very healthy respect for that. Those industrial strength beasts can chew up logs to 6" in diameter. Those things makes Fargo look like kids stuff.

[Chicago Jake]

[innit Geezer]

I bought a small used one on ebay a few years ago. It wasn't powerful enough for my use but had all the danger. I sold it to the next highest bidder a few days later.

[Merlot Joe]

Used one once that chopped up stuff 6" to 7" into saw dust. That thing was loud and you had lots of respect for it.

[innit Geezer]

I rented a full size rig years ago to clear a lot I flipped. All I wanted at the end of the day was 10 fingers, 10 toes and 1 p*nis.

And of course a cleared lot ..... :-)