Michigan man, 48, dies after being pulled into a WOODCHIPPER by his jacket
Michigan man, 48, dies after being pulled into a WOODCHIPPER by his jacket when it got caught on a branch An unnamed man, 48, in West Bloomfield, Michigan, died after his jacket got caught on a piece of wood and dragged into a woodchipper He was part of a crew, working at a private home with two other workers when the incident happened yesterday His coworkers performed first-aid until paramedics arrived. He died on the way to the hospital Police have not released the name or company the man worked for it The West Bloomfield Police and Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration are investigating
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A 48-year-old Michigan man was killed after being pulled into a woodchipper machine after his jacket may have been caught on a branch.
The man, 48, whose named has not yet been released, is believed to have been pulled into the woodchipper by his jacket after it got caught on a branch going into the machine, police said.
'Every indication at this point is that his jacket may have been caught on a branch that was being fed into the wood chipper,' Deputy Chief Curt Lawson told Fox 2.
It is unknown if the machine malfunctioned.
The man, who was part of a crew of three working on a private residence in Champlain Circle near Middlebelt and Lone Pine Roads in West Bloomfield,
