Six-Year-Old Pulled Through Wood Chipper in Gruesome Accident
- Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:00pm by
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A six-year-old boy who wanted to help his father clear timber ended up losing his life due to his altruistic urge, in one of the more gruesome recent tragedies. Jeffrey Bourgeoiff, who was helping his father throw branches into a wood chipper, decided to throw a few branches in himself while his father’s back was turned. The result was that tiny Jeffrey was sucked into the wood chipper.
New York’s local CBS affiliate has the rest:
The father had his back turned, and when the boy tried to assist his father by putting a branch into the chipper, he was sucked into the machine, Vance said.
The boy was pronounced dead at the scene.
Vance said the accident was so horrific that grief counselors were called to the scene to help first responders and the boy’s family.
Reportedly, Jeffrey’s two older siblings were also helping, raising the question of how Jeffrey managed to evade notice long enough for this truly terrifying accident to happen. There is video of the first responders on scene, and even the policeman taking the report looks rattled:
The Associated Press has also reported on the story, noting that Jeffrey Bourgeoiff was a first-grader at Salem Elementary School, where he was honored in the school newsletter with a “Caught Being Good” award in December.
Jeffrey and his family also enjoyed running in road races. In the Salem Kids 1 Mile Race in April 2011, he finished 45th with a time of 12:32, according to thelastmileracing.com.
The town’s fire chief, Eugene Maiorano, was the first emergency responder to the accident.
“We’re getting counseling for the family,” Maiorano told WTNH-TV. “The family lives right across the street from me so I was the first on the scene. Saw that we had basically kept everybody away.”
Salem First Selectman Kevin Lynden called Tuesday “a very, very sad day for our Salem residents. This was a Salem family, very good family in town, a well-known family. Our hearts and prayers go out to them.”
The interim superintendent of Salem schools, Kaye Griffin, said a school would open during vacation week to provide counseling to students accompanied by parents. She said the school system is also developing plans to offer counseling for students and staff members when classes resume next week.
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TJexcite
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:50pmSome need counseling just from reading this report and thinking of what the aftermath looks likes in one minds eye.
Then you pray for all those involved.
Report Post »Teabunny
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 8:03pmI won’t watch the video. I really don’t want to extend too much empathy, for exactly that reason. I can feel it enough from the description, without seeing the tears. Guard your heart, for from it flow the issues of life. (a lesson I should have held a bit closer in times of recent past)
Report Post »jzs
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 8:32pmThe article says, “A six-year-old boy who wanted to help his father clear timber ended up losing his life due to his altruistic urge…”
This should be held on high to any who eschew the teachings of Ayn Rand, who taught us that altruism is a weakness of character. Even the very young should be taught that any display of altruism could lead them into death, as this case sadly shows.
Report Post »Jaycen
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 8:34pmGod, please. I can’t imagine.
Report Post »Uranium Wedge
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 8:43pmIn situations like this, I have to believe the child is removed from his body before inevitable.
Report Post »pamela kay
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 10:29pmWhat a tragedy. God Be with his family. I could not watch the video either. How very sad.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 11:00pmGod be with the family now for they will need your help and comfort to sustain them in the time ahead.
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 11:26pmA horrible accident and my prayers go out to those who must now deal with this tragic accident.
As for the young lad, he was instantly transported from this life and into the hands of the Lord Jesus, he now is playing and having a wonderful time in heaven. Hard as that might be for some to get their earthly minds around, its exactly the truth. Absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.
Report Post »Maji
Posted on April 11, 2012 at 12:40amJZS
Report Post »You’re that dog that in public scratches his azz by dragging it on the pavement!!
Right before everyone! Meanwhile thinking this feels good.
You’re trash man..or it!
Cesium
Posted on April 11, 2012 at 12:45amgod works in mysterious ways right everyone?
Report Post »scruffycat
Posted on April 11, 2012 at 7:48amWhy is the Blaze even putting up these stories about kids getting mulched in with the spring yard waste anyway? I guess it serves as a reminder about what a violent and viscous world we live in.
Report Post »Mil-Dot
Posted on April 11, 2012 at 7:58amI agree with Uranium. Angels swept him away. When you are called upstairs for whatever reason, you have to go. Man, that is tough though.
Report Post »rangerp
Posted on April 11, 2012 at 8:34ama very tragic and sad event, and not something to make political, but I do have one comment. The liberal left folks generally ignore stuff like this, but had a kid gotten accidentally killed by a firearm (which there is no excuse for), then they will be out in mass, hollering for more gun control. They ignore that fact that accidental gun deaths are very rare, and that way more kids get killed in their own bathtub and swimming pools, but they never try to outlaw or restrict tubs and pools. They also want to ignore or scew the fact that the majority of kids dying from gun shots, are minority kids, and they are shooting each other.
Report Post »watchtheotherhand
Posted on April 11, 2012 at 8:53amWow JZS…..Everyone knows that your a leftist troll, but now everyone knows just what a true bottom feeder you really are. That was heartless, classless, and disgusting. Hearts and prayers to the family, I can’t imagine their grief……
Report Post »jzs
Posted on April 11, 2012 at 10:16amOTHERHAND, I can’t believe that this website linked the concept of “altruism” with this boy’s death. To blame this death of a boy helping his father on “altruism” is one of the more bizarre things I’ve heard on this website. Your righteous indignation is misplaced.
Report Post »mdeputy7
Posted on April 11, 2012 at 10:31amWhat the heck is wrong with you Cesium. Show some compassion.
Report Post »Mainer forever
Posted on April 11, 2012 at 10:53amMAJI….very good! Thank you for that!!!
Report Post »pavepaws
Posted on April 11, 2012 at 4:13pmOh my Gd
Report Post »Onowicit
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:47pmNightmarish! The media needs to stay away. Only God can help now. I am with you prayers.
Report Post »ThomasUSA
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:44pmGod be with the father because the horror and guilt will be with him the rest of his life… and with the boy’s siblings… especially if they saw it happen… and of course to his wife and other family/friends. Prayers for them all!
Report Post »Common.Cents
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:39pmbeyond tragic.
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on April 11, 2012 at 12:26amGut wrenching.
Report Post »Mikev5
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:39pmWood chippers are very very very Dangerous machines that is all I will say.
I would never operate one myself but looking at the neighborhood they must have a vast yard to care for machines like this are needed.
Report Post »Jenny Lind
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 8:24pmMy husband bought one when we had a huge yard and tons of roses. He never let me put anything in it as I am five foot nothing, and it was as high as I am. Sometimes they twirl things around and spit them out. You have to be so carefull. I am trying hard to NOT imagine what was done to that little one. I hope God can ease these parents pain, they are going to have a hard time of it, and marriages rarely survive that kind of thing. God bless his brothers who were there too. My prayers are for everyone else involved too, this is a true nightmare you never think of happening. Makes me heartsick.
Report Post »RRFlyer
Posted on April 11, 2012 at 9:51amNot as dangerous as cars, and I”m sure you operate them.
Report Post »objectivetruth
Posted on April 11, 2012 at 12:04pmYou don’t need a very large yard to need one of these.Just a brush covered one.I take it you don’t live on the east coast.We have very dense vegetation.
Report Post »Most wood chippers are of the large variety.You however can get [but or rent] a smaller one.This is the one that even small women can use with little fear.Provided they use a little precaution.
OutOnTheTiles
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:35pmQuote “There is video of the first responders on scene, and even the policeman taking the report looks rattled”
Believe it or not, most emergency responders are human too, yes, they get jaded by all the crap they have to deal with on a daily basis but there is no getting jaded to tragedies like this. Most emergency responders have children of their own. Ask anyone of them and they will tell you that things involving children are the worst. Prayers for the family.
Report Post »omgfolks
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:53pmThis is not about the first responders, This is about the tragic loss of life of a young boy trying to spend time with his dad and help him. To read about how bad the first responder have it is just a joke, they chose those the job. I find it degrading to the family who just lost a young boy in the most horrible fashion to have to listen to how bad the first responders had it. They should be ashamed. My thoughts and prayer are for the family, to the Dad who will suffer this loss everyday of his life that it happened on his watch and the speculation that will always be in his mind, and to the mother and other kids who lost. May God grant you peace and understanding in your time of loss.
Report Post »Teabunny
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:54pm“Thank You” . It is easy to forget how lucky we are to have the first responders there, when we need them most…and what a price they pay
Report Post »Doctor Nordo
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 8:27pmOMGFOLKS, come off it.
That obviously wasn’t the intent of that statement. The intent was to portray that even these emergency responders, who deal with tragedy on a regular basis, were shook up by the horror of this; so how much more devastating must this gruesome scene have been for the parents. It was a way to describe, without going into the gory details, of just how nightmarish the scene must have been for everybody, but especially for the family.
Report Post »omgfolks
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 8:46pmDr, Dordo.
I accept your point of view however do not agree, Respectfully. This is about the family, there should be no mention of the woes of the first responders in this. I do not think hearing about the first responder does the family any good at all. It detracts from the loss they have to deal with at all.
Report Post »OutOnTheTiles
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 11:15pm@ omgfolks My comment was about the wording of the article as if first responders are immune to tragedy and suffering. My prayers, as I said go to the family of all who have to deal with this tragedy.
Pi$$ off you self righteous TROLL!!!! Back under your cursed bridge!!
Report Post »OutOnTheTiles
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 11:28pm@ OMGFolks I think your insensitivity to any and all parties involved in the is tragedy is disgusting. From the 911 operators who took the call, to the first responders on the scene, to the family, the young boy who lost his life and the community around them. Many lives have been changed forever.
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 11:29pmOMG is right! Lets put the matter to rest! Its not about us or anyone else but the family involved.
Report Post »cous1933
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 11:53pmOutOnTheTiles,
Thanks for your comments. I am a Crime Scene Investigator for a (300,000+ population) city Police Dept. in the Mid-West. I’ve investigated several hundred deaths of all kinds, many involving children. I’m often asked how I deal with seeing so much of this, and the answer I always give may seem cold to some, but it really is the only way to do this job…I force myself to focus completely on the evidentiary aspect of the body and resist the strong temptation to let emotions sneak into the process. However when my children were small, they sometimes got extra long hugs when I got home from investigating the death of a child.
On a lighter note… is your user name from the song on Led Zeppelin III? It’s one of my favorites.
And just one more thing, for OMGFolks, you said “they should be ashamed”. Who are you referring to?
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:32pmCan you imagine the absolute horror?
How could any person that encountered this event ever recover from something like this? Talk about a total dagger of the mind.
If anyone ever needed a prayer, the family and the first responders qualify 100%.
Report Post »Biff Marupis
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:30pmThat‘s the most horrible thing I’ve hear/read in a long long time. May God help this boy’s family and friends. I can’t even imagine.
Report Post »conserv2011
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:29pmterrible tragedy. My sympathy goes out to all affected.
On a side note.. expect strict new federal restrictions/rules to be imposed on all landscaping equipment forthwith. No one will be able to use these pieces of equipment without getting 6 mo of manditory safety training/certifications.. Which incidentally will cost more than the equipment itself.
Report Post »db321
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:48pmWood Chippers are extreme dangerous – a Friend of mine has a Tree Business – he was telling me that accidents are quite common with chippers – the newer ones have a few safety cut off button all over it.
A branch going in can sometimes grab on a belt loop and it is history – unless some one is standing by to shut it off.
My prayers are with the Father and his family – If that had happened to my son – you might as well put me in a straight jacket right now. God promises that he will comfort those that mourn – I cant even imagine the sorrow this man must feel! It is not his fault!
Report Post »inblack
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 8:04pmHaving used chippers I can tell you, unless there is one hell of a brake tied to that button, killing the power will not help you. The chippers I worked with took minutes to spin down.
Report Post »Chet Hempstead
Posted on April 11, 2012 at 12:09amNow every wood chipper in the country will have to bear a warning label that says “Let go of branch.”
Report Post »objectivetruth
Posted on April 11, 2012 at 12:21pmThere is a difference in a commercial wood chipper for landscappers/tree removers and those generally used by home users[rented or bought]Its different in its size volume of branchs handled and volume of material handled.The ones used by tree trimmers are truly industrial.They in untrained hands are extremely dangerous.They are merely dangerous in trained hands.The ones most home users get have can be dangerous.They however are easier to shut off and aren’t used for large limbs trunks[which are far more likely to choke the blades than smaller brush]The industial run at a higher rpm rate as well.It allows them to run larger batches at a faster pace.
Report Post »If they bother to try an make a piece of legislation out of this I hope they take into account the differences in them.Always remember legislation will only fix machinery that isn’t safe[production standards]It can’t fix human stupidity or carelessness.
Before any of you tell me I’m being heartless.Know this I’m not.I simply know the willingness of politicans to use a tradgedy of this magnitude to score their own agenda.Never let a perfectly good crisis go to waste.Thats there motto
On another note.I”m truly sorry for the familys loss.
EOVT
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:27pmI lost my 1st son 15 years ago (not this fashion) but I see it everyday. All prayers to the family, Sometime terrible things happen to good people. God Bless.
Report Post »Kat4Freedom
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:23pmMay God watch over this family and help them through there pain. They will be in my prayers.
Report Post »Teabunny
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:21pmMy daughter is about the same age, and she always tries to help us do things. I am so glad we do not have a wood chipper. It just scares me to death. I won’t even allow them to go by Daddy, as he runs the lawnmower. Dear Lord in Heaven have mercy. Father, help the father and siblings deal with the guilt they must be feeling. And guard the mothers heart from the desire to blame. Give them the strength to hold it together, and let them know that not a sparrow falls from the sky without you knowing about it, and it being your will. Comfort them, and let them know that all is in your hands. In Jesus Mighty Name, I ask and pray. Amen
Report Post »whatthecrazy
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:40pmAmen
Report Post »db321
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:50pmAmen and Amen
Report Post »Uranium Wedge
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 8:47pmAmen
Report Post »Christo_Redentor
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 9:44pmin Jesus name, Amen!
Report Post »marthasusan40
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:21pmAs the parent of a 9 year old, my heart goes out to this family…may God give them the strength to get through this terrible tragedy. I of course can not imagine their pain. May this little angel rest in the arms of our Lord in peace.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:19pmTruly horrible and unimaginable. I always hated responding to the death of a child. The last one was over 11 years ago and I still see him clearly at times today. God bless the child and his bereaved family and friends.
Report Post »whatthecrazy
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 8:38pmMy brother was a paramedic and it changed him for both good and bad ,he was so good at what he did but left because he was emotionally drained.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 10:48pmWHATTHECRAZY, I hear you on that. Have seen my share of medics flip out. Had two refuse to approach a particular suicide and my partner and I had to put him in a body bag. The guy ran his BMW into a huge nut tree at about 130 mph. Well, that was the estimate anyway. The TMP mechanics could not tell what gear it was in, the transmission was so crushed. Bless you brother for what all that he has been through, and I wish him the best.
Report Post »PimpleJuice
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:19pmI’m sorry. When you use equipment like that a child should never ever ever ever ever be anywhere near that. I am sorry this family is going through hell right now but that dad needs a kick in the a**! My old man brought me up the same way. I have the physical scars to show for it. I broke body parts too.
Report Post »Patriot of My America
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:38pmSir that is such a stupid thinfg thing to say.. Stop drinking now///
Report Post »John WIS.
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:47pmShut the hell up ya meathead.
Report Post »FreedomPurveyor
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:50pm“I am sorry this family is going through hell right now but that dad needs a kick in the a**!”
Something tells me having his 6 year old son torn apart by a wood chipper was more than a “kick in the a**.” Unimaginable.
Report Post »mbck1491
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 8:35pmYour user name should be pimple head.
Report Post »Donatello
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 9:29pmPIMPLEJUICE, You are correct. What was that father thinking allowing a small child in close proximity to such a potentially dangerous piece of equipment. I’ve read how some parents let their little kids stand up in the back of a moving vehicle (obviously not wearing a seatbelt) and have gotten into an accident with catastrophic results. Yes, you feel horrible about the event. But an intelligent person will learn from it. BUCKLE KIDS in the car and DON”T allow kids and inexperienced adults to be in close proximity to such equipment. My heart goes out to all involved. I live within 20 miles of this tragedy. …. LEARN FROM THIS
Report Post »IBHowe
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 11:16pm@ Donatello – I agree that the dad shouldn’t have had a 6 year old helping him…but that’s easy to say with 20/20 hindsight. I remember when I was a kid. and when we went on long road trips I liked to lay down in the area directly below the back glass/above the rear seat (it was a hatchback car). I rode in the bed of (moving) pickups all the time, and started mowing my parents large lawn with a riding mower when I was 8.
I think these days…most parents are over protective.
Report Post »If you don’t learn how to get up and dust yourself off after you fall down when your a kid, you wont be prepared for LIFE when your older.
PimpleJuice
Posted on April 11, 2012 at 12:17amibhowe…….”I think these days parents are over protective. Kids should learn to pick themselves up and dust themselves off”. It’s one thing letting a kid ruffhouse and be tuff. It’s another thing have an industrial sized tree eater burp a kid out because of stupidity.
Report Post »PimpleJuice
Posted on April 11, 2012 at 12:23amHey John and Patriot. It’s an industrial sized tree muncher. A kid should not be near it. My old man had me up on a roof rack above a concrete floor working on top of tractor trailers when i was 9. That fall wasn’t pleasant. I believe kids should be raised to be tuff but they shouldn’t be involved with anything that causes instant death if a mistake is made. If ya disagree you should have your heads checked.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on April 11, 2012 at 6:54amNature’s Way… is to cull the Weak & Stupid from the Herd! But, some how people think that because they have become MetroCivilized… that the World is Safer, Nicer, and Death has been Banished.
Report Post »Stu D. Baker-Hawk
Posted on April 11, 2012 at 7:04amSorry, folks, I’m with Pimplejuice on this one. I worked safety issues with the Air Force during my 21-year career and there are some things that people do that are so phenomenally stupid, you wonder how they’re able to make it through a day without killing themselves. The result of this cosmically negligent father’s actions will be a family forever destroyed, first responders who will carry a horrific mental image with them for the rest of their lives, and a small boy who will never know the joys of growing up and living a happy, productive life. The lesson is all this: When flesh and bone meet cold, sharp steel, the steel ALWAYS wins. May God Almighty comfort and protect ALL involved in this epic tragedy.
Report Post »ConservDadASD
Posted on April 11, 2012 at 9:39amFolks, i have to agree with pimplejuice, Donatello and a couple others on this. If anything, IBHOWE, this father could have stand being a bunch more “overprotective”. If you have a tree-eater in the same location as curious and helpful kids (particularly autistic kids that tend to imitate everything you do), good things are not destined to happen in the long run…. because, somewhere along the line, your back WILL be turned, and that is when things happen…. never leave situations like this even a nanoscoptic chance of happening… because it will…. It WILL!
Report Post »godhatesacoward
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:18pmSimply horrible! Prayers to the family!
Report Post »theninthplanet
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:18pmMy heart and prayers go out to his family.
At the very least, there should be no doubt in anyone’s mind that child is at home again with God.
Report Post »KathleenElsie
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:19pmamen
Report Post »Dalady
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:17pmWords escape me. Love and prayers to all…
Report Post »Nobummer
Posted on April 11, 2012 at 12:06amIt is sad all around. It is difficult to imagine a worse death or a worse way to see your child die. May God bless this family.
Report Post »dont_tax_me_bro
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:14pm“The boy was pronounced dead at the scene.”
Ya think?!?!?!
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:55pmyou are a ditz ….
Report Post »dont_tax_me_bro
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 9:46pmJust sayin….
Report Post »hpyagl
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 10:02pmThe next time I hear someone use “just sayin”, I am going to punch them in the face. People like you are so full of narcissism, it stinks!
Report Post »GoodStuff
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 10:37pm“The next time I hear someone use “just sayin”,”
Glenn Beck says it all the time.
Report Post »ReaganBaby
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:11pmI am a father of a young son, i cant imagine what this family is going through. I read the headline and I did not even want to read this story but decided to in hopes there was a happier ending. I could not finish reading this through my teary eyes. My heart and prayers go out to his family.
Report Post »gs425
Posted on April 11, 2012 at 8:17amWood-chippers and accidents NEVER end well.
Report Post »thegreatcarnac
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:09pmWhew! How terrible.!
Report Post »Poggle The Stick
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:06pmWell, at least we know he did something good for the world; otherwise God would have never taken him home so early.
My heart goes out to this family.
Report Post »adoerfler
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 9:03pmGod does not “take” a child. We live in a fallen world where accidents happen. However, God does receive children – there is a huge difference between taking and receiving.
Report Post »FloridaFarmGirl
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:05pmDear God! My prayers go out to this family. Can’t imagine losing one of my sons. Rest in peace, little one.
Report Post »spirited
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:53pmAmen
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:04pmThat is exactly why I told my kids no on a lot of things when they were growing up. You just can’t be too careful.
Report Post »grimmy
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:30pmHeavyduty, i did the same,but thanks to my ex-wife, not saying no almost got my son killed.I will never forgive her for that scare……
Report Post »inblack
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 8:00pm@HEAVYDUTY
Agreed – kids think they see and understand the danger, but they cannot always comprehend the extent of the danger nor the consequences.
While in college I worked with a tree service and we used chippers every day. One of those machines will pull a huge oak branch out of your hand with one hell of a force. Unfortunately you cannot explain that to a kid. And the consequences…
That dad will spend the rest of his life wishing to have back just that one moment when he could have stopped it.
Report Post »deano24
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 8:37pmWhat a horrible story. The little boy probably wanted to show his dad that he could do things on his own & that he didn‘t need his father’s help.
Report Post »thegreatcarnac
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 7:02pmGood Lord!
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