Va. Teen Dies in Wood Chipper Accident

[FrozenVodka1]

is that not the worst way to die!!?????

[xombeecao]

its a dangerous machine. one screw up and youre done for. ive seen it send a sharpened block of wood through a mans gut before. pretty crazy

[lllDispensablelll]

lool

[lumbertonob]

i feel sorry for him... i came close to dying the same way, at the same age. it's an effective, but scary machine

[Plasma599]

umm not being mean but what i don't understand is why not let go of the shovel?

[CharlieTeague]

He should've left the shovel and turned off the machine.

[ruler1978]

he should have let go of the shovel.

[friendoffta]

what the fuck is wrong with this world!!!! someone dies everyone makes a joke about it he was like a brother to me what about his btother,sister,aunts,and uncles huh! FUCK YOU!!!

[carpar10]

@friendoffta im so sorry that these people are insensitive jackasses. sorry for ur loss bud/ :(

[MattNightlyShow]

Some call Fargo

[XLordDeimosX]

@4Seasonfilms Brool story co



[cadyeimer]

RIP frank. We all miss you SO much-3

[juliefisher4000]

Rest in peace, Frank. Our Bull Islanders miss you!

[Hellokitty5480]

:(

[masternoob1911]

eeeww, chunky!

[wassoncrane]

I've always wanted to die by woodchipper.

[ipodfan29662]

Way to die #288

Chippin dale

[zipyalipz]

R.i.p Frank even though i dont know you i feel so sad hearing you died from a woodchipper makes me sad

[KINGDOMoftheORION]

Just happened upon this video...tomorrow's the one year anniversary of his passing. R.I.P. Frank You seemed like a good kid.

[sk8zooyork8688]

R.I.P. Frank #55

i cant believe its been a year

[posiden125]

I showed a safety device to a major chipper mfg 10 years ago that would keep this from happening they ruined my life, my kids life, they stole my identity used my name and copied my products run me in the ground for there own gain.

think your safe think again

[castletriglav]

@posiden125 Hahahahahaha!!!!

[GayBoyRunning]

you never died behind a Red Roo wood chipper.

[GayBoyRunning]

America needs to wake up to there Occupational Health and Safety standards. Australia is very strick with OH&S.. Plus this teenager shouldnt of been using the dangerous machine with out proper training.. Its sad to see a life taken due to some ones lack of responsibility.

[Cielodrive]

Didn't know Frank but he seemed like a wonderful kid. What a tragedy.

[ic069]

what was left of him?

[GayBoyRunning]

@ic069 fresh garden mulch.. still so sad about a lost of a teenager.. I wonder did he go feet 1st or head 1st?

[tealmarlin]

Why didnt he just let go of the shovel?

[Nosfreak2000]

Wow the kid is such an idiot. Remember all idiots die

[romeroarms]

@Nosfreak2000 dont be an asshole if you knew him you would have cried like the rest of us

[3434343434utubeguy]

I hate wood chippers sooooooooooooo much. I'd rather fight in the war than to operate one of these man eaters. They have machines that defuse bombs in Iraq, why can't they have machines for hand fed wood chippers as well. As for whole tree chippers and recyclers, you can crawl right into one (not like you would want to). Talk about safety. From 1992 to 2005, approximately 33 people died in wood chipper related accidents. Rather or not you have training, these things kill within seconds.

[tsotsc]

the kid died instantly? y do people always say that, come on, his hair touched the blade and he died? NO, half his body got cut up and THEN he died

[JennylXJ9]

How come everyone is posting troll comments? This is sad.

[LakeemSkyhook]

wow someone dies and everyone makes a joke about it? wtf is wrong with this world? fucking stupid kids!

[zerogod420]

poor shovel =/

[XLordDeimosX]

Hey Frank BUDDY, Are you done with my wood chipper? i need it this friday

[DendrilopisXaggro]

FATALITY

[LastWeirdo]

Wow, This guys great at chipping wood.

If he couldnt get this right, this kid must've been a tard

[anonymousmakarov]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[kinirosama]

how the hell does one fall into a woodchipper?

[PumaM90]

@kinirosama your clothes can get caught on the stuff your feeding it with.

[ruler1978]

i throw the shit into the machine. and what the fuck was the shovel for?

[astheshadowsdance]

Woodchipper>frank

[kazetehskylord]

Sounds like something out of a horror movie... A terrible way to die. Rest in peace, Frank. May the spirits watch over you.

[zoo1619]

My grandpas arm got chopped off in a wood chipper or something i forgot and it happened over 30 years ago

[billma12345]

all things that can go wrong will go wrong

[OMFJukilledkenny]

I liv in poquoson frank was my friend the whole school was crying when this happened

[YardleyNowOrg]

LOL PWND! WHAT A TREE NOOB

[VAlegacy24]

@YardleyNowOrg

What a pitiful excuse for a human you are. I bet your parents are proud.

[pantsisgay]

@VAlegacy24 stfu u dont know the details u assnub

[pantsisgay]

@YardleyNowOrg u can shove it up ur ass

[Aly2829]

i can't belive this... he was my cousin... Please Frank rest in peace :(

[EmoKitteh432]

this is so sad R.I.P Frank

<3emokitteh<3

[ChelseaaaJDN]

how could this announcer guy say the kid died " instantly"...i totally doubt that! It was probably excrutiating pain & I cannot believe something so brutal happened. :( R.I.P. kid.

[chungalungas]

@ChelseaaaJDN He would die instantly if he went head first into the blades.

[GammaRay1337]

This has to be the most horrible way to die in the world, at least in my mind.

[Danklin24]

I think it would be fucking hilarious if astrophysicist40's mother died in a car accident. Say it rolled and she got thrown out and the car rolled over on top of her and smashed her face and flattened her skull. That would be fucking hilarious. Right?

[GammaRay1337]

@Danklin24 no

[Danklin24]

@GammaRay1337 relax, im only saying it cause the guy's a douche

[YourEverydayGameFan]

What a way to go...brutal...

[joethecrow55]

wtf dude he was my bestfriend you douche

[sychkid]

Condolences to Frank's family and friends.

[macnashli]

astro just shut the fuck up, ur a pussy that talks shit but doesnt wanna back nothing up...he was my family, i want u to come over and say it...if u dont live around here ill pay for ur ticket to get here cause i would destroy ur life

[macnashli]

astrophysicist40...do you live in va? if you do i will give u my address and i want you to come to my house and say this shit..i will fuck u up u pussy faggot..i hate people like you that talk shit, what if it was ur fucking mother...PLEASE come say this shit to me

[SCVfan51]

i want in on this

stupid little pussies like astrophysicist40 can go screw themself

i knew frank really well and i know for damn sure he never put anyone out if they were talking about anyone like this moron

[ruler1978]

@macnashli stop talking shit cause every word you say pretains to everbody and i dont like to be threatend by no fucking punk.

[MkirkD]

Would you say the same thing if it was someone you loved?

[SCVfan51]

Your the most ignorant fool i've ever seen. Say something as blatant as you did on the video about Frank. " atleast they have meat mush to fertilize their lawn" You need to do everyone a favor and grow up. You little Piece of shit.

[Newfie4646]

how do you shovel branches of wood?

[macnashli]

anyone on here if you got something negative to say dont put it on here,  y dont u come to the house and tell me and i bet you wont be able to say anything else

[Caseyblahblahblah123]

This is indeed a terrible way to go. And it sounds absolutely terrible, but trust me, he didn't feel a thing. Not with an impact and force like that. Frank didn't feel it. I heard that some of his family members also died from accidents too .. and i feel horrible for whoever is dealing with his death. Stay strong !

[WearStudio]

R.I.P frank im so sorry that,that happened

i live over there and i saw lots of stuff happening SO SORRY

[michaeltovar]

Death by total morselization of the body...

[HazeNJuice]

so any pics of the aftermath?

[RacerXGTO]

Good God! I'm guessing this will be a closed casket. :-(

[jasonlajoie]

This has to be one of the worst ways to go. I feel so bad for this kid, his family, and friends.

[penguinluvgirl]

@jasonlajoie Did you know both his parents died. so its just his twin and their older brother. its horrible. i pray for them. RIP frank!

[321654987l]

so.......he couldnt let go of the shovel?

[AnnaBeijb]

jesus christ....

[blazedbl]

that would suck.

way to go down though. imagine if your in heaven someone ask you how you died. youd be able to say you were slaughtered in a wood chipper. they just commited suicide....fuckin pussy.....

[CaribouLou6]

Blazedbl people who commit suicide do not go to heaven..

[blazedbl]

you haven't been there so how would you know?

[CaribouLou6]

I used my common sense.

[flipr88]

That's horrible.

[C9XGMR]

lol?

This was been one of the sillest thoughts of all time when I was younger and never thought someone would actually fall in one.

[Joell5678]

Chippers and Scary machines. They can whip out, grab you up, and kill you in the blink of an eye. That is why people should be trained on what not to do around a chipper before they work with one. We don't need Government regulation. We need people who can work safely with dangerous tools. Plus, when you work with dangerous tools bad things can an do happen. That is the risk you take...

[skyler0248]

jesus

[ItalianIce91]

RIP Frank

Best of Wishes to the Friends and Family. I can't imagine the pain inflicted.... Sorry sorry for the lost

[Melancon64]

I can't believe it is going to take 6 months to figure out what happened. If this was a commercial airplane accident and people died the public would demand a finding as quickly as possible.

Here are my findings.. NEGLIGENCE... Where was the safety controls? Look at the video.. they were modified and non existent.

What training... None..

What inspections... None...

What maintenance...Just the minimal needed..

What classroom training... None..

This is a classic "Random victim of Negligence"

[Melancon64]

Our organization has been addressing the safety issue of all "passenger vehicles that tow trailers" A web site is dedicated to this very issue at dangeroustrailers.

T T.V. station did a follow up to this story at WVCE. Google "Safety advocate wood chipper laws to lax"

Keep in mind it is the Utility Trailer industry along with the Wood Chipper industry that has prevented a Unified safety measures NATIONWIDE. Do you relize that 8 states do not even require safety chains.

[56BUICKRiviera]

Rip Frank.

[mrbriscoe2001]

RIP;Do we need more regulations for these machines?

[coffeenuts44]

A 14yr old, no matter how responsible, has no business being the feeder on a wood chipper, especially the big chippers. They eat stuff too fast. Its just poor or no training, as you always stand to the side of the chute and get your arms clear of the debri before it hits the blades.

[NessaNaomi]

that is so sad :(

[iron1215]

OK first there needs to be some big honking handle easily reached that is some kind of kill switch.

And did he have his hand hooked to the shovel so he couldn't get his hand out? Seems odd.

[Marnault]

Wood chippers pull stuff in pretty quick, a lot quicker than you think it would and it probably jerked him off his feet and toward it.

I doubt he would of had time to pull a kill switch, and probably wouldn't of even though of it.

[juliefisher4000]

Rest in peace, Frank. I graduated two years before you started at PHS but Islanders everywhere, alumni and all, will love and miss you forever. You were a great student from what I've heard and may you rest in peace.

[roxycute867]

yah he probally shouldnt have

but no one would have thought that his life would be ruiened

[chairde]

Children should not be allowed around dangerous machinery.

[roxycute867]

frank was a well known guy

a lot of people are going to miss him

and everybody who is being rude about it dont be because it sucked him in to fast and he could let go

RIP frank

[billeybop]

Don't judge the young mans wit ithout the facts. The chippers are very forcefull and quick. If you find humor in such a tragedy you deserve a similar fate with a slower death! ASSHOLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheKyleMullins]

shut the fuck up, you should go to the house and laugh in front of the family and twin sister and see what happens. Fuck off

[HagNasty13]

Thinning The Herd !

[xxsxymandixx]

How bout you STFU ok...he ment sooo much to everyone and our high school so come say this shit to our school and see how fast u get yo ass kicked.!

[DrVenz1]

Safeguards? Training? It's called let go of the fucking shovel. Wood chippers don't move that fast he had plenty of time to get the fuck away.

[TheKyleMullins]

Wow...this is what you have to say.

[xxsxymandixx]

How bout you STFU ok....he didnt have time to let go.! you didnt know this kid....he ment sooo much to us so come say this shit to our school and see how fast u get yo ass kicked.!

[macnashli]

None of this is funny and he obviously couldnt help what was happening. Anyone that has anything negative to say about this is seriously fucked up. What if it happened to your mother you wouldnt be talking shit. Keep you comments to your fuckin self losers!!!!!!!

[macnashli]

I love you Frank, I miss You

[BertGriffin88]

Frank,

this is one of those stories that just leaves you dumbstruck. How come you just didn't let go of the shovel? Where were you when you got yanked into the chipper? Where was the chipper kill switch? Did it work? None of that matters to you now, but maybe after the investigation has been concluded, proper training and safeguards will be put in place to protect the next person working the chipper. Condolences to the family and friends. This shouldn't have happened. How did this happen?

[clearwater04]

idiots shouldn't of had him using it in the first place.

[luckstergal]

6 months for an investigation behind an accidental death? Holy shit that's a long time!

[trento654]

gnarly way to go

sad to here

[Chadasdf]

He was a chip off the old block.

[Dagreat]

lmao@chad gawd that sounds like a csi: miami one liner

[cherrydog9]

yikes. sounds like he went arms and head first. beyond brutal, especially for the witnesses

[Newfie4646]

dumbASS

[SCVfan51]

piss off newfie4646 you probably didnt even know frank.

[Newfie4646]

i take that back, i shouldn't have wrote that. i was wrong and disrespectful and im sorry.

[macnashli]

newfie, y would u even come on here and show ur ignorance...u obviously have such low self esteem that u have to comment something like that...anyone on here if you got something negative to say y dont u come to the house and tell me and i bet you wont be able to say anything else

[Newfie4646]

i apologised , and now you fuckin threaten me, look ive made lots of stupid mistakes in my life but none as stupid ass allowing my self to get mutilated buy a fuckin would chipper, i Mean for fuck sakes all i said was dumb ass cuz if he was a smart ass he would have took more caution and maybe he would have let go of the dam shovel. either way i dont wanna hear anymore about this so fuck off

[56BUICKRiviera]

Frank was trying to prevent damage to the chippper. Putting a shovel in the chipper is a no no. Sadly poor kid got pulled in. Have some sympathy.

[FayyisHardcore]

RIP Frank.

You will be missed.

I remember your brother.

[VisionQuest2012]

If I had a kid that age I would not allow them around a machine like that.

[gamemaster257ROBLOX]

did his brother walk the line?

[refluxie]

i always thought these things only happen in movie..

[roxyosox122]

That's a horrible way to go. I can only imagine how his family, friends, and the people who at least knew him felt after dying that way.

[DemonicGemini]

why didn't he let go of the shovel what the fuck people if some is stuck in a Wood Chipper think let go turn it off and then fix it

[betsall]

damm

[flipzahoy72]

the medical examiner is going to be pissed.

[DrVenz1]

Let go of the shovel dumbass.

[SCVfan51]

seriously DrVenz1 you have absolutly no soul at all i dont know if you knew frank or not, obviusly not, i'd would love to see you react that fast and let go of the shovel in time

[Pvtjamesryan2]

Accident? What a fucking idiot.

[WretchedDrummer]

Damn.. that's some Final Destination shit. R.I.P

[FLPanthersandMarlins]

wow, that sounds like something from Final Destination

[WretchedDrummer]

thats what i said

[FLPanthersandMarlins]

ah sry, i dont read much comments

[maxhaddrall]

wow

[KirbyPwnz13]

woah... this is just horrible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mcyd12]

i go to high school with him R.I.P. Frank we'll miss you

[eskamokiller]

wow what a bad death

[webkinzplays101]

R.I.P

someone please tell me what town this happened in!!!!

[SCVfan51]

poquoson

[TheGeorgeBush666]

They nicknamed him "chip" down on the job site. He was alot like his father kinda like a "chip "off the ole block.

[dreadful0chicken]

I love you

[JamJells]

Sad and tragic.

[godos320]

Damn.. poor kid.

[Guapwong]

Sad news.

[ibstarmagic]

Very sad..I thought it was crazy to watch that movie,"Fargo" when the guy got put in a wood chipper and the other dude was pushing down on his foot..

It never bothered me as a kid and all that till I saw that movie. The pain had to be unreal...

[ladydreamer08]

hmm oh well may he rip

[soph7133]

Holy fuck. That has to be such a painful death. Poor kid

[authmaax]

can say that was "Kari Wahlgren" that did this...

playing with her shout in 2007... someone had to die to live the fear she "intended" to show

as seen in the related videos.

[weezybabykirsten]

awe..

[Jas9595]

omg soo tragic

[vdubs4life1964]

I still dont understand how he got sucked in... If his shovel got caught, why didnt he just let it go? Poor guy... damn......

I bet one of the branches grabbed his shirt or jacket... Loose clothing and machinery is a big no no.. I've seen pictures of a guy that got his sleeve sucked into a lathe... It didnt look pretty.

[doomslayer133]

what website has the pics?

[bluestarkad17]

im kinda curious to...like did he only go half way into, or was his whole body dragged inside?

[vdubs4life1964]

I saw it a while back in an email... I deleted it.. I cant stand to look at that stuff.. I pass out when I see my own blood.. I get dizzy looking at pictures.. Yup.,. i'm a wuss..

[SCVfan51]

the shovel he was using had one of those handels, kinda hard to let go of one of those on the spot in a flash

[ikyll]

lmao, damn. that's some movie shit. I mean it's sad that he died and all but what a way to go.

[mcgaugh57]

Kid was to young to be working around that kind of machine. This is negligent.

[Docthewrench]

Man I remember ripping off Amway back in the day for so much Wonder if i could again hmmm

[berke123mdave]

RIP

[jessicapwnzyo]

rip <3

[moviedude22]

Instantly, ah? Not likely

[Nam537]

this new story is so sad :( makes me want to cry too(sobs) R.I.P for him.

[avi919191]

shit that mustve hurt

[Drunkandhappy167]

This is so sad. R.I.P.