A tree trimmer died after getting caught in a wooden chipper whereas trimming timber at a city corridor close to Miami, officers stated.
The incident occurred at roughly 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning when the Ocean Ridge Police Division responded to Ocean Ridge City Corridor — some 60 miles north of Miami — for “an accident involving one worker from a contracted tree trimming vendor,” in keeping with an announcement from the city of Ocean Ridge on social media.
“Upon arrival, Ocean Ridge officers discovered one particular person had died from accidents sustained within the accident,” officers stated. No different people on scene sustained accidents.
Officers from the Occupational Security and Well being Administration (OSHA) had been instantly notified and had been en path to the scene, in keeping with the city of Ocean Ridge.
The id of the sufferer has not but been disclosed by authorities.
The investigation is presently ongoing right now and Boynton Seaside Hearth Rescue is offering grief counseling to city workers and vendor employees, officers stated.