Tree Worker Killed in on-the-job Incident in Richfield

The Worker was Killed by a Flying Piece of Metal

RICHFIELD, Minn. (AP) – A landscaping company employee is dead after an on-the-job incident in Richfield.

Authorities say the 51-year-old worker was killed Wednesday by a flying piece of metal from a wood chipper.

It happened while another employee with Victory Tree Service was working on the clogged machine.

The worker who died was identified by family as 51-year-old Bill Pipes, a father of six children.

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration are investigating.