Man dies after getting caught in tree chipper in West Bloomfield Man working with small crew fatally injured Monday No description found
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. – A man has died after being injured by a tree chipper in West Bloomfield .
Police say at around 9 a.m. on Monday, a man was working with a crew of three other men when he got caught in a tree chipper on Champlain Circle near Middlebelt and Lone Pine roads. It is currently unclear what part of his body got caught in the machine.
Officials said the crew turned the machine off and police applied a tourniquet to the man, who is in his 40s, following the incident. The man died on the way to the hospital.
No other details have been provided at this time. Stay with Local 4 and ClickOnDetroit for updates.
More news: Couple shot, killed outside Detroit gas station with baby boy inside vehicle
Copyright 2021 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.
Aspiring nurse's family seeks answers in her death ▶ 0:15
Aspiring nurse's family seeks answers in her death
Did you know about this insurance secret? ▶ 0:46
Did you know about this insurance secret?
Hezbollah an inspiration in Temple Israel attack ▶ 1:38
Hezbollah an inspiration in Temple Israel attack
Man freed after 9 years in prison for arson granted bond ▶ 0:13
Man freed after 9 years in prison for arson granted bond
Tracking overnight storms for Monday, and severe weather on Tuesday ▶ 0:54
Tracking overnight storms for Monday, and severe weather on Tuesday
Did you know this about Michigan Humane? ▶ 0:48
Did you know this about Michigan Humane?
Sugar'D Bakery shares cake decorating lesson ▶ 1:10
Sugar'D Bakery shares cake decorating lesson
Abandoned apartment fills with trash, concerning Detroiters ▶ 0:45
Abandoned apartment fills with trash, concerning Detroiters
Burnett, Cadeau talk Michigan basketball win in Elite 8 ▶ 2:11
Burnett, Cadeau talk Michigan basketball win in Elite 8
These ladies are running the show, meet the Women behind Live in the D. Happy Women's History Month! ▶ 0:21
These ladies are running the show, meet the Women behind Live in the D. Happy Women's History Month!
May passes Beilein’s record; Lendeborg talks Sweet 16 victory ▶ 1:47
May passes Beilein’s record; Lendeborg talks Sweet 16 victory
How the Zipper Merge Helps Reduce Traffic ▶ 1:01
How the Zipper Merge Helps Reduce Traffic
Michigan basketball arrives for its Sweet 16 game vs. Bama ▶ 1:09
Michigan basketball arrives for its Sweet 16 game vs. Bama
Ex-DPD Sgt. charged in 6th sexual assault case ▶ 0:58
Ex-DPD Sgt. charged in 6th sexual assault case
Metro Detroit schools considering ways to use AI as tool ▶ 1:44
Metro Detroit schools considering ways to use AI as tool
LITD Getting money for pothole damage ▶ 1:55
LITD Getting money for pothole damage
Senate votes to fund most of DHS, pay TSA workers ▶ 1:47
Senate votes to fund most of DHS, pay TSA workers
How to drive in a roundabout ▶ 0:40
How to drive in a roundabout
Michigan bill would require drivers 75+ to pass road tests ▶ 1:02
Michigan bill would require drivers 75+ to pass road tests
Grosse Ile police investigating sexual assault ▶ 0:36
Grosse Ile police investigating sexual assault
Dine in the D- Marine City Fish Company ▶ 0:23
Dine in the D- Marine City Fish Company
SEVERE WEATHER UPDATE⛈️ ▶ 0:53
SEVERE WEATHER UPDATE⛈️
These jokes had the Live In The D team cracking up ▶ 0:43
These jokes had the Live In The D team cracking up
Victims react to sentencing in nude photo hacking scheme ▶ 0:39
Victims react to sentencing in nude photo hacking scheme
Detroit Tigers announce new food items for the upcoming season ▶ 0:22
Detroit Tigers announce new food items for the upcoming season
Previous photo Next photo