A Georgia man was killed when he fell into an industrial woodchipper Monday afternoon, according to The Augusta Chronicle.
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The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office said the incident happened at the Pollard Lumber Company in Appling.
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The victim was identified as 63-year-old Ralph Pickens of McCormick, South Carolina. The sheriff’s office said Pickens entered “an industrial conveyer wood chipper.”
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Pickens was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation is ongoing.