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DJJasonp · Yesterday, 09:37 AM

I'd like to know more about the ankle monitor before I comment........

https://www.yahoo.com/news/colorado-...202251481.html

A Colorado man lost both his legs after a freak accident with a wood chipper during the first day of his new job.

John O’Neill, 33, had been chucking tree branches into a machine in Longmont when a branch shaped like a fish hook got caught on his court-ordered ankle monitor and dragged him inside. The blades cut his toes, foot, ankle and legs. He was 15 minutes into his shift around 10:18 a.m. on September 24.

“Something happened in my brain to where I realized I was in fear for a lot more than just losing my leg or my foot,” O’Neill told The Denver Post.

He then grabbed the edge of the wood chipper trying to hold on. His coworkers didn’t immediately hear his cries for help because of their protective ear gear.

“It took a minute before my coworkers realized what was happening,” O’Neill told the outlet. “The pain was very — it was not there almost...I didn’t really feel the pain as much as I knew I was in trouble. It went from a fight for my limb to a fight for my life, very fast.”

When his coworkers managed to pull him out, the blade had reached his mid-thigh area. Police arrived at the job site and took him to a local hospital. He was then he was flown to St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado.

On his way to the hospital, he “technically died,” the outlet reported.

“My heart stopped. …They essentially replaced all the blood in my body,” said O’Neill.

His legs were later amputated above the knee. O’Neill only realized what happened when he woke up in his hospital bed the day after the incident.

His family has rushed to be by his side. When his mother found out about what happened, she was so panic-stricken doctors admitted her to the hospital for three days.

O’Neill declined to name his employer or say whether he planned to take legal action against the company. He plans to get prosthetics and commits more time to volunteering. He’s hoping his new platform will give him a chance to advocate for issues he cares about, including sobriety from drug and alcohol addiction.

A GoFundMe page set up to help O’Neill with his future goals has reached over $27,000 out of a $30,000 goal.

JohnnyHammersticks · Yesterday, 03:13 PM

Bunch of insensitive, sawed-off jerks in here...

KCUnited · Yesterday, 03:14 PM

Is that a plate of Skyline chili or did a man fall into a woodchipper?

BEAVER · Yesterday, 03:51 PM

'I don't care if he got no feet." - Ty Cobb

**BigRedChief** · Yesterday, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by scho63

You Cincy fans are stumped as to why this is funny.

Just chili out.

we are not a very sensitive lot in here. Sensitive posters dont last long here. we can be a tough handle for most. I blame it on Skip.

**Smed1065** · Yesterday, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by displacedinMN

I dont think I would go back

Wood

**notorious** · Yesterday, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scho63

You Cincy fans are stumped as to why this is funny.

Just chili out.

Leaf his fandom out of this.

(stretching

)

**Iowanian** · Yesterday, 04:26 PM

A lot of people are defeated on the first day. That’s why so many places have a 90 day probationary period.

They can’t all be winners.

On the upside, this reduces his risk of flight and he might get lower bail options next time he’s in the clink…in addition to all the money will will save on shoes.

**srvy** · Yesterday, 04:54 PM

The public is really chipping away to that 30,000 goal.

He got to be feeling really chipper about that!

**srvy** · Yesterday, 05:00 PM

The goodness of that community must have caught him by surprise and reeled him right in.

**srvy** · Yesterday, 05:14 PM

His boss said on his first day on the job he put his feet to the grindstone. It was nearly assholes to elbows.

Nickhead · Yesterday, 05:32 PM

way to jump in with both feet first on the new job

Bump · Yesterday, 05:37 PM

I'm sure somewhere, sometime, somebody out there died on their first day of the job. That's about the only way for it to be worse.

scho63 · Yesterday, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KCUnited

Is that a plate of Skyline chili or did a man fall into a woodchipper?

You'll never top your first post in this thread. That was the mic drop moment.

rfaulk34 · Yesterday, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scho63

You Cincy fans are stumped as to why this is funny.

Just chili out.

So you missed the dark humor in that post as well?

**Rain Man** · Yesterday, 09:10 PM

In a lucky break, these people found a foot. Maybe they can match it up. If one was unfortunate enough to lose a foot, it would be cool to replace it with an antique foot that almost made it up Mt. Everest.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/11/scien...cli/index.html - Human foot found on Everest may hold key to one of mountaineering’s greatest mysteries

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DJJasonp My work speaks for itself!!! DJJasonp's Avatar Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: So Cal	Worst First day on the job ever? I'd like to know more about the ankle monitor before I comment........ https://www.yahoo.com/news/colorado-...202251481.html A Colorado man lost both his legs after a freak accident with a wood chipper during the first day of his new job. John O’Neill, 33, had been chucking tree branches into a machine in Longmont when a branch shaped like a fish hook got caught on his court-ordered ankle monitor and dragged him inside. The blades cut his toes, foot, ankle and legs. He was 15 minutes into his shift around 10:18 a.m. on September 24. “Something happened in my brain to where I realized I was in fear for a lot more than just losing my leg or my foot,” O’Neill told The Denver Post. He then grabbed the edge of the wood chipper trying to hold on. His coworkers didn’t immediately hear his cries for help because of their protective ear gear. “It took a minute before my coworkers realized what was happening,” O’Neill told the outlet. “The pain was very — it was not there almost...I didn’t really feel the pain as much as I knew I was in trouble. It went from a fight for my limb to a fight for my life, very fast.” When his coworkers managed to pull him out, the blade had reached his mid-thigh area. Police arrived at the job site and took him to a local hospital. He was then he was flown to St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado. On his way to the hospital, he “technically died,” the outlet reported. “My heart stopped. …They essentially replaced all the blood in my body,” said O’Neill. His legs were later amputated above the knee. O’Neill only realized what happened when he woke up in his hospital bed the day after the incident. His family has rushed to be by his side. When his mother found out about what happened, she was so panic-stricken doctors admitted her to the hospital for three days. O’Neill declined to name his employer or say whether he planned to take legal action against the company. He plans to get prosthetics and commits more time to volunteering. He’s hoping his new platform will give him a chance to advocate for issues he cares about, including sobriety from drug and alcohol addiction. A GoFundMe page set up to help O’Neill with his future goals has reached over $27,000 out of a $30,000 goal.
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Iowanian Supporter Iowanian's Avatar Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Utopia	A lot of people are defeated on the first day. That’s why so many places have a 90 day probationary period. They can’t all be winners. On the upside, this reduces his risk of flight and he might get lower bail options next time he’s in the clink…in addition to all the money will will save on shoes.
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Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Rain Man's Avatar Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house	In a lucky break, these people found a foot. Maybe they can match it up. If one was unfortunate enough to lose a foot, it would be cool to replace it with an antique foot that almost made it up Mt. Everest. https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/11/scien...cli/index.html - Human foot found on Everest may hold key to one of mountaineering’s greatest mysteries Last edited by Rain Man; Yesterday at 09:28 PM..
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