Horror moment worker killed after being pulled into a wood chipper is recalled by traumatized witnesses

WITNESSES are recounting the horror moment a worker was killed after being pulled into a wood chipper. The incident occurred just after 8.30am local time on March 16 in Oshawa, Canada. Daniel Vanheyst was killed in a workplace incidentFacebook Witnesses say the young man was pulled into a wood chipperCTV An arborist, now identified as Daniel Vanheyst, 22, was working to remove trees in the McLaughlin neighborhood, according to reports. Vanheyst was working alongside a coworker to put tree branches into a wood chipper. A neighbor had been recording the tree removal process on his cellphone when tragedy struck. “I saw his feet leave the ground. It was that quick,” the neighbor told The Vancouver Sun. READ MORE WORKPLACE STORIES GRISLY TRAGEDY Lumber worker killed in wood chipper accident as he tried to clear blockage The neighbor then ran to help Vanheyst and his co-worker. Vanheyst was allegedly pulled into the wood chipper. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses say first responders were on the scene within minutes. The company Vanheyst was working for, Eco Tree Care, had been contracted by the City of Oshawa to trim and remove ash trees. Most read in World News EU SHAME France, Germany and Italy dodged Russia arms embargo to sell weapons to Putin TAKE HIM OUT Russian troops ‘will RISE against Putin’ after being made to 'kill civilians' DEADLY AMBUSH Ukraine soldier with rocket launcher blows up ‘Russian special forces’ truck PUTIN ON THE GLITZ Inside Putin’s jet with gold-plated TOILET - as Russians fight over food RUSSIA ROUT How Putin's paras have been smashed by hero Ukrainians as Russian army crumbles TANK BLITZ Moment Russian 'Z' tank is hunted down and blown to bits as crew try to flee Their contract had reportedly begun just this week. “They’re an extended part of our family so when something like this tragic happens our heartfelt condolences and our hearts go out to the family. Very hard to deal with,” Mike Saulnier, Director of Operations with the City of Oshawa, told CTV News Toronto. “There’s no such place for such an incident to happen and that’s what’s very hard to digest.” The Toronto Auditor General has been investigating safety issues among contractors in the urban forestry industry for years. They’ve found industry-wide safety issues, including workers not wearing proper personal protection equipment and getting too close to wood chippers. Read More on The US Sun WRECK CARNAGE Horror 50-car pile-up crash on highway leaves 6 dead as cars erupt in flames 'NEVER CHANGE' Khloe shares heartfelt birthday message to 'reclusive' brother Rob Oshawa is a city in Ontario situated on the Lake Ontario shoreline. The Ministry of Labour continues to investigate the incident, as well as the equipment that was being used for the tree removal. We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The US Sun team? Email us at exclusive@the-sun.com or call 212 416 4552. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSunUS and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunUS