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45-year-old worker gets pinned under wood chipper in Troy, police say

Man taken to hospital

The scene where a worker got pinned underneath a wood chipper on July 14, 2022, in Troy. (WDIV)

TROY, Mich. – A 45-year-old worker was taken to the hospital Thursday after getting pinned under a wood chipper in Troy, police said.

UPDATE: Worker dies from injuries

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The incident happened around 11 a.m. Thursday (July 14) in the area of West Maple and Coolidge roads, according to authorities.

Two men were working on a wood chipper when one of them got pinned underneath it, officials said. It was not turned on at the time, police said.

The 45-year-old man was taken to a nearby hospital.


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