According to the Associated Press, Brian Morse, 54, a tree-trimming service owner, was the accident victim.

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration responded and will investigate whether the safety equipment on the wood chipper was working properly, according to Loveland Police Sgt. Rae Bontz.

Two men were trimming the tree when one was pulled into the chipper, Bontz said. The other, who had been cutting branches in a bucket truck, ran to the house at 2363 Fountain Drive, where they were working, and the woman who lives there called 911.

Police Chief Luke Hecker described the victim as experienced at his work.

Safety procedures call for a second worker to monitor a first when operating a wood chipper.