Man Eaten By Dryer

[Taxx]

I get a call at 0200 hours of a man caught in a dryer at a uniform company in town. This company is hired by other companys to wash uniforms, rugs, carpets, ect. I get there and there is a man lying at the base of a dryer that is probably 25 feet high. The opening to the dryer is almost the size of my garage door. The lint trap produces lint balls the size of large duffel bags.

It looks like the dryer vomitted because there are clothes from the mouth of the dryer leading down to the man. Apparently, he opened the door to the dryer while it was spinning the wet clothes and the clothes began to fall out. So he attempts to push the clothes back in....while the dryer is still running. The clothes wrapped around his arm and began spinning him around and around, until some bright employee figured out to push the big red button that says "EMERGENCY STOP".

The fire department arrives and tries to cut the clothes with medical scizzors. That didn't work, so they give a knife a try. No....they would be there all day with that. So they call out another engine (make this a two alarm industrial accident) that is equipped with a sawsall (reciprocating saw). They start to go to work with the sawsall and the uniform company manager comes over and tells us that the dryers will eventually reset themselves after the stop button is pressed.

The fire battalion chief looks at us and says, "maybe we should unplug it." We are all stunned that this isn't already done and my Sgt. says, "only if you think so." (sarcastically)

An hour later the man is cut free. His forearm is a lot shorter cuz his arm is snapped in two and bent backwards. He was airlifted to the hospital. I found out last night that is going to be able to keep his arm and have 90% mobility....doctor's are amazing.

[Valor55]

I read the title and thought what kind of adult would fit inside a dryer? That thing sounds like a monster!!!

[Sierra]

Oh No! Stephen King's "The Mangler" has come to life! :eek:

[Firestorm]

Oh No! Stephen King's "The Mangler" has come to life! :eek:

IEEEEEE! *Hides under someone's desk and refuses to come out until the monster dryer has been apprehended* :eek:

[CCBlueMan]

I intitally thought this was a joke.

I nominate this guy for a Darwin Award Honorable Mention!

[Norm357]

IEEEEEE! *Hides under someone's desk and refuses to come out until the monster dryer has been apprehended* :eek:

Get out from under that desk ya sissy.

[Firestorm]

:p

This girl is all sissy! Particularly when it comes to big scary dryers like that, and stupid people too.