Frank L Arce

Washington state man survives bone-crushing trip into wood chipper-like machine

• Frank Arce, 23, was at his job as a general laborer at the Swanson Bark and Wood Products Co in Longview, Washington, late last week when he climbed up on a drum to remove a piece of jammed wood, Arce and his mother, Brenda Arce, told Reuters.A coworker, who was unaware someone had fallen into the machine, switched the porcupine back on while Arce was trapped inside. He was in the machine for only seconds before a device operator heard screams and shut it down, but the lower half of his body was already mangled, Frank Arce said.
• Date: Jan 30, 2014
• Category: U.S.
• Source: Google