What's the Problem?
Joshua Hill fell into a XR430 Hog Wood Chipper in March 2018 while working for American Walnut Co., which makes lumber products for gunstocks and furniture, according to the Associated Press [1].
The Hog pulverizes wood products through the use of a series of steel hammers, grates and saw blades. As the operator, Hill's job was to be stationed in a small shed above the machine where wood pieces were fed into the chipper.
Around 5 p.m. on March 12, 2018, Hill's co-workers discovered the wood chipper running but Hill was not at his station. The employees turned the Hog off while they continued to look for Hill; eventually, they found evidence of his death among the wood chips in the machine.
The lawsuit, filed against Williams Patent Crusher and Pulverizer Co. on behalf of Hill's minor children, alleges that the wood chipper lacked an automatic shut-off, an emergency stop button or rope, guards, flaps or other methods to protect operators of the device. It also alleges that no warning signs or instructions were provided with the machine.
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