[Stoves] MUST CHARCOAL BE A CAUSE FOR CONCERN?

[Jeff Davis]

Dear Crispin,


Good point! Danger is intrinsic to all chopping operations but can be
reduced. One aspect to the roller scheme is that once the operator gets
bit by the rollers they have a difficult time freeing themselves while
being pulled into the chopping knives. Gloves tend to get caught more
than bare hands. Operators have been pulled into high performance wood
chippers in just a few seconds.


Best regards,

Jeff  



On Thu, 2010-10-21 at 13:59 +0000, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott wrote:
> These machines are really dangerous and take off more fingers than any
> other tyope of farm equipment. The double feed roller nearly
> eliminates the risk. I am pretty sure that if mechanised fuel chopping
> became standard fare for cooks a lot more injuries (amputations) would
> happen. The solution, if chopped fuel is needed long term, is to
> commodify the fuel and have specialists process it. 
> 
>