Oregon man expected to survive wood chipper accident
Source: Associated Press
Oregon man expected to survive wood chipper accident
Updated 4:02 pm, Saturday, February 13, 2016
LEABURG, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man is expected to survive being pulled head-first into a wood chipper thanks to his helmet and his foot catching a safety bar.
The Register-Guard reports (http://bit.ly/1oe7AYx) the man is in his 20s and was taken to a hospital Friday afternoon with trauma to the back of his head and a broken leg.
Officials say the man was wearing a harness rope that became entangled in the wood going into the chipper. He was pulled into the chipper, with his foot catching the safety bar that turns off the machine just as his head came up against the chipper blades.
Firefighter Matt Brooks says the man's helmet likely assisted in his survival.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Oregon-man-expected-to-survive-wood-chipper-6828977.php
Is this a good time for Republicans to raise hell regarding Democrats' work for safety regulations which require things like helmets and safety bars? After all, shouldn't he have been free to NOT wear his helmet, or catch his foot on a freedom-inhibiting safety bar?
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tonight's debate.
I can not believe a neurosurgeon would say this.
Republicans are insane.
That is my only explanation.
Hi Judi 
And I was told about a woman with long hair that got wrapped about a spindle on her sewing machine, and it pulled her head to the machine and held it there and ripped a huge hole out of her scalp. I can't remember if she lived or died, but it taught me a very important lesson at an early age, and I've never taken any kind of machinery for granted. I'm always careful what I wear around machinery. And that my hair is out of the way.
I worked with a woman who was not as careful. She and her hubby were having sex and after they got the munchies. She went into the kitchen, naked, and for some reason decided to make whipped cream. Maybe they were going to have sundays or something...I can't remember. But she got her boob caught in the mixer blades. Had to go to the ER to have them untangle her. 
Wood chippers (the big ones especially) scare the crap out of me. I wish I had one, but if I did, I'd probably be afraid to use it. The little ones I can handle, but they can't handle the kind of wood I need to clean up here regularly.
I sure hope the guy's head damage was not too severe. I really hope he makes a full recovery. That had to be the most terrifying experience. I would have PTSD for sure.
