Tree trimmer killed in wood chipper accident in Florida

A South Florida tree trimmer has died after getting caught in a wood chipper, according to officials. 

The accident occurred at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday in Ocean Ridge, about 60 miles north of Miami, when a man was trimming trees on the first day of a project at the Ocean Ridge Town Hall and Police Department property.

"Upon arrival, Ocean Ridge officers found one person had died from injuries sustained in the accident, no other individuals on scene sustained injuries," city officials said in a statement on social media.