Minnesota tree trimmer charged in coworker’s death . . . . .

[rto]

A tree-trimming employee has been charged with manslaughter after allegedly crushing his coworker’s head with a hydraulic grapple while the pair were reportedly "f—ing around" on the job, according to Minnesota authorities.

The incident happened in Apple Valley on Thursday when Christopher Boone Crimmins, 34, was operating machinery on the back of a truck while his coworker, Tyler Anthony Lynch, 26, was on the ground cleaning up branches, according to a criminal complaint filed by Dakota County.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/minnesota-tree-trimmer-charged-coworkers-death-after-on-the-job-horseplay-turns-deadly

Whoa! That was some fucking around !

[aviator]

Boy that was quick, just a slight headache.... and poof he was gone!

[GBob01]

Heavy equipment and horseplay doesn't go together well

[44044]

Dumbassery can get you killed

[baboon]

Minnasnowta is mostly liberal & skinny’s

[STG44]

when I lived there Apple valley all most all Dutch or German moved in 74

[Johnny]

You'd have to be retarded to screw around with heavy equipment like that.

Years ago, I hired a tree service to clean up some complex storm damage. I saw lots of unsafe actions but kept my mouth shut figuring these guys are pros and do it every day. The straw that broke the camel's back was seeing a guy standing in the hopper of the wood chipper. I finally stepped in and told him "no".

[4thIDvet]

You'd have to be retarded to screw around with heavy equipment like that.

Years ago, I hired a tree service to clean up some complex storm damage. I saw lots of unsafe actions but kept my mouth shut figuring these guys are pros and do it every day. The straw that broke the camel's back was seeing a guy standing in the hopper of the wood chipper. I finally stepped in and told him "no".

Usually a small business with BIG signs on the side of the truck "LICENSED AND INSURED". Great but do they have 'workmen's compensation?" No? Most all small company's do not have it to expensive. If one of their employee's gets hurt on your property? The lawyers are going after your home owners ins.. Feel like gambling while they work on your trees?? $$$$$
A neighbor here had a good small tree business. One of his employees fell ending up loosing his leg and his first week in the hospital was over a hundred grand $$. He did not have workmen's comp. so they went after Mr. homeowner's ins. who I did not follow up on what happened. Licensed and insured? good ask to see paperwork. Hell most of them just have the insurance sticker and NOT a penny of insurance.

[Johnny]

Usually a small business with BIG signs on the side of the truck "LICENSED AND INSURED". Great but do they have 'workmen's compensation?" No? Most all small company's do not have it to expensive. If one of their employee's gets hurt on your property? The lawyers are going after your home owners ins.. Feel like gambling while they work on your trees?? $$$$$
A neighbor here had a good small tree business. One of his employees fell ending up loosing his leg and his first week in the hospital was over a hundred grand $$. He did not have workmen's comp. so they went after Mr. homeowner's ins. who I did not follow up on what happened. Licensed and insured? good ask to see paperwork. Hell most of them just have the insurance sticker and NOT a penny of insurance.

I don't know the ins and outs of liability insurance. Some years back, I bought an umbrella policy. Might be a waste of money, but on paper it's a way to cover all life's little uncertainties.

In my example.... If the worker had fallen into the wood chipper, I don't know how they could say it was my fault. Even so; when I saw the gross safety violation, I stepped in. I wasn't thinking about money. I was thinking about someone's life.

[4thIDvet]

With any insurance policy 'read the fine print' and read it again. Not being critical of insurance companies their really protecting themselves. If you do not understand some parts their are ways to look up what the hell they mean. Like down here in Fla. with our hurricane potentials we have hurricane ins. and wind insurance.
I still don't know the frigging difference but that is another story I am going through with my ins. right now. People are literally walking out of their homes due to insurance costs here. Flood insurance, hurricane insurance, wind insurance on and on. People are doing what aviator did and just self insure.
It can cost you more sometimes for the insurance and your better off just paying out of pocket and fixing things on your dime.

[Johnny]

With any insurance policy 'read the fine print' and read it again. Not being critical of insurance companies their really protecting themselves. If you do not understand some parts their are ways to look up what the hell they mean. Like down here in Fla. with our hurricane potentials we have hurricane ins. and wind insurance.
I still don't know the frigging difference but that is another story I am going through with my ins. right now. People are literally walking out of their homes due to insurance costs here. Flood insurance, hurricane insurance, wind insurance on and on. People are doing what aviator did and just self insure.
It can cost you more sometimes for the insurance and your better off just paying out of pocket and fixing things on your dime.

Insurance is a sticky subject. Six years ago when we filed our first homeowner's insurance claim with USAA, we were very disappointed in the company's response. It was close to terrible. There are no "good" insurance companies. Because of this lesson, we've been careful not to "over-insure" knowing full well that claims don't get paid out like advertised.

About 4 years ago, we bought an off-grid cabin on 15 acres. It's now expanded to 36 acres as we've picked up adjoining properties. We purposefully chose NOT to even tell the insurance company about it. If the place burns down, we'll just rebuild at our expense. I just don't trust insurance to make us whole as they advertise.

What I will do in the next few months is contact them about the "new" 36 acre place just to make sure we're covered for liability purposes. For everything else, I prefer to be on my own, saving insurance premium costs.