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Toms River man dies in stump-grinder accident
by Carly Rothman
Sunday September 09, 2007, 9:15 PM
A 49-year-old Toms River man was killed this afternoon when his shirt got caught in a stump grinder and dragged him under the grinding wheel, according to police in the Ocean County township.
Frank Sanders, Jr. was doing some yard work at his father's house on Bellwood Drive around 4 p.m. when he moved too close to the machine operated by Remarkable Tree Service of Toms River, police said.
Sanders sustained major head injuries and was declared dead at the scene around 4:45 p.m.
The death appears to be accidental, and the initial investigation indicated the machine operator was not negligent, police Sgt. Michael Brosnan said.
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2007/09/toms_river_man_dies_in_stump_g.html
It seems the homeowner was wearing a jumpsuit and he backed into the stumpgrinder (a large Carlton towbehind) and it sucked him in. The grinder cut him in half lengthwise.
Poor guy, prayers to his family & RIP.
(the tree company is local to me, I'll have further details later today)
by Carly Rothman
Sunday September 09, 2007, 9:15 PM
A 49-year-old Toms River man was killed this afternoon when his shirt got caught in a stump grinder and dragged him under the grinding wheel, according to police in the Ocean County township.
Frank Sanders, Jr. was doing some yard work at his father's house on Bellwood Drive around 4 p.m. when he moved too close to the machine operated by Remarkable Tree Service of Toms River, police said.
Sanders sustained major head injuries and was declared dead at the scene around 4:45 p.m.
The death appears to be accidental, and the initial investigation indicated the machine operator was not negligent, police Sgt. Michael Brosnan said.
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2007/09/toms_river_man_dies_in_stump_g.html
It seems the homeowner was wearing a jumpsuit and he backed into the stumpgrinder (a large Carlton towbehind) and it sucked him in. The grinder cut him in half lengthwise.
Poor guy, prayers to his family & RIP.
(the tree company is local to me, I'll have further details later today)
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