6 year old killed by wood chipper. Ct

[1969chargerrtse]

I almost hate to post this but I'm hoping some of the thoughts and comments will help me stop dwelling on it.  This cute little 6 year old was sucked into one of those super fast running wood chippers trying to help his dad. If you google for other articles about the story you may find pictures of the huge chipper and truck on flat beds covered with a tarp.  My little 8 year old is with me now at a water park. I cant help thinking if something like that happened to him.
Here was the little boy working with his brother's then gone, in front of them. How can the dad live through this and I'm sure his relationship with his wife is soon over. So sickning that this type of thing could happen.  We as men are quilty of doing unsafe things with our kids. I know I am.
Thoughts?

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/04/12/conn-community-remembers-6-year-old-killed-by-wood-chipper/

[1BAD68]

Ugh this is awful beyond words, what a shame 

[bull]

Jeez. I know hindsight is 20/20 but it was a poor choice putting a boy so young around that type of equipment. Too much to try keeping an eye on while working too.

Be that as it may, I feel very bad for these folks. You try to include your kids in your daily chore activities so they'll learn some good work ethics and then something like this happens. It's stuff like this that makes people a little too vigilant when it comes to kids and safety. But there's nothing you can do in life that's 100% safe. Even a simple trip to the grocery store has the potential to end your life.

[Fred]

That is so very, very sad. An absolute tragedy. What a nightmare this must be for all concerned.

[Cooter]

Almost as bad as that chick backing over one of her 13 kids with the family car. WTF was a kid that young doing around that chipper? Why isn't the father being brought up on charges of child neglect? (I know I'd be raked over the coals). the FIRST thing I tried to do when I was raising my boy who was into trouble every time I turned around, was think of how can he get himself and me into more trouble with a bowling ball and a rubber hammer....These parents obviously didn't practice this type of "looking ahead".



Nope, No pity..My pity reserved for the child. He's the real victim here. If it weren't for his brain dead father/gardian, he'd still be here.

[Dodgecharger74]

I agree with cooter  I was raised on a farm, large machinery, choppers blowers, 200HP tractors,   NO young kids any where near any equimpment while its running.

[1969chargerrtse]

Yeah I hear ya guys.  I have to block myself from thinking about, it's just unreal.  A good point is kids that get run over by their parents, that's just as bad (kinda of?). That's always a worry for me when I back out of the drive way. Losing a child is the most painful thing possible, but to be the cause must be unbearable.  I could never be by one of those machines again if it was me. My life and family would be over, I truly believe that. My wife wouldn't want to see my face, I wouldn't want to see my face and I just can't see working again with that machinery and that's was his own company. Again, I myself have been guilty of doing things others would say wasn't the best idea. Maybe he told little Jeff to stay away form the machine?  I don't know?  I do know my little guy hates loud sounds and wouldn't of been near it anyway.  When he's outside with me when I'm snowblowing I always tell him to stay far away from those rotaing blades.

[Cooter]

Maybe he told little Jeff to stay away form the machine?  I don't know?

Possible, but No one knows at this point. All I'm saying is an 8 Y/O? I could see a 2 year old stumbling out to help Daddy and falling into that thing or something, but an 8 Year old? I'm thiunking more along the lines of Horseplay, or something like I see this "Gen X" Trying on that TV show "world's Dummest"....Only this time, it couldn't be shown on TV.

[1969chargerrtse]

Maybe he told little Jeff to stay away form the machine?  I don't know?

Possible, but No one knows at this point. All I'm saying is an 8 Y/O? I could see a 2 year old stumbling out to help Daddy and falling into that thing or something, but an 8 Year old? I'm thiunking more along the lines of Horseplay, or something like I see this "Gen X" Trying on that TV show "world's Dummest"....Only this time, it couldn't be shown on TV.

Well, he was 6 and helping dad by puttng branches in.  Just not sure if he was aloowed to?  Man the 2 brothers must be just messed up to see that.

[Mike DC]

   
I still can't figure out how so many people succeed in getting hit by slow-moving trains.  Never mind falling into a wood chipper. 

[Chryco Psycho]

You really do not want to know my thoughts

[68 Bullitt Charger]

This was not far from where I live and the story is really so tragic. Let me start by saying may the little boy rest in peace, and God Bless the Family, and the guilt the Father is going through must be horrible. That being said, I have a 6 Yr old and love when he is with me, trying to help me however to have a little Boy near, around or out of arm's distance when such a dangerous machine is being used is totally unresponsible as a Father, it should be criminal. What the F**k was this guy thinking about??? Sorry your Kid's well being come's before ANYTHING!!!!!   Once again, I feel terrible and God Bless that Family.

[stripedelete]

You really do not want to know my thoughts

My thoughts exactly.

[hemi71x]

What a horrific accident, in Salem, CT.
A tree trimmer was also killed by a wood chipper machine a month or two ago, in a city local to me.
Remined me of the movie Fargo.
Remember a segment, what happened in that movie.

[Charger4404spd]

Terrible tragedy, but the father needs his arse kicked for even having the kid that close.

[ACUDANUT]

Kill the father for being a idoit.

[Old Moparz]

Sad story & hopefully one that will at least wake a few people up as to how dangerous machinery can be.   


When I bought my 4 post lifts, one of my concerns was my daughter who was about 6 at the time. After I assembled the first one, I had my daughter come out to the garage so I could show her how it worked. I let her push the button to raise the car, then showed her how it goes down & let her try that too. I put a cardboard box under it & let the lift come down so she could watch it get crushed. I wanted her to see a more dramatic version so she will remember the lift is not a toy. I never had any problems with her playing around with it & she seemed to understand it was not a toy.

[stripedelete]

Sad story & hopefully one that will at least wake a few people up as to how dangerous machinery can be.   


When I bought my 4 post lifts, one of my concerns was my daughter who was about 6 at the time. After I assembled the first one, I had my daughter come out to the garage so I could show her how it worked. I let her push the button to raise the car, then showed her how it goes down & let her try that too. I put a cardboard box under it & let the lift come down so she could watch it get crushed. I wanted her to see a more dramatic version so she will remember the lift is not a toy. I never had any problems with her playing around with it & she seemed to understand it was not a toy.

Good call.  Very much like my dad.  He didn't just tell me something (farm machinery, power tools, etc) was dangerous and to stay away.  He always explained in detail why and how people get themselves into trouble.  In many cases I was very young too, but, it really worked for me.  I still get "ribbed" to this day about being "over safe" around the stuff.   

[FLG]

Very sad indeed...

Grown men who do this for a living have made fatal mistakes and killed themselves....why on earth would you let your child near it, heck i dont even like being near a large wood chipper!

[charger Downunder]

Sad sad sad i gotta go and give my young bloke a hug.

[1969chargerrtse]

I'm gonna send 20.00 to help out. I'm sure the husband has no will to work. If anyone wants to help.

Donations may be mailed to: Bourgeois Family Fund, c/o Salem Town Clerk, 270 Hartford Road, Salem, CT 06420.

[Dino]

Sad story & hopefully one that will at least wake a few people up as to how dangerous machinery can be.   


When I bought my 4 post lifts, one of my concerns was my daughter who was about 6 at the time. After I assembled the first one, I had my daughter come out to the garage so I could show her how it worked. I let her push the button to raise the car, then showed her how it goes down & let her try that too. I put a cardboard box under it & let the lift come down so she could watch it get crushed. I wanted her to see a more dramatic version so she will remember the lift is not a toy. I never had any problems with her playing around with it & she seemed to understand it was not a toy.

Good dad! 

My dad used to tell me and my brother stories about mishaps with powertools.  Years later my brother told my dad that he scared the living hell out of us and now we're a bit scared working with some of them.  My dad's reply was simple, you never had an accident did you?

How right he was.   

[resq302]

thats just down right sad.  I know my daughter has wanted to ride on the garden tractor when Im mowing the lawn and she is sitting on my lap and both arms are around her so she can't go anywhere.  Scary thing is that once we lose the respect for stuff is the first chance it will end up hurting you.  That was the first lesson I learned in swift water rescue class!

[last426]

Several hundred kids are accidentally killed each year by guns kept in the parent's home in the US.  Any person dying without desiring to is sad.  Kim

[TheGhost]

This topic has nothing to do with guns, Kim.

I will reserve my judgement, since I, nor anyone else in this thread, knows all the facts.  My heart goes out to the family.