State police believe the log splitter rolled down a slope and struck him as he was trying moving the equipment that was delivered to the property for landscaping work.

RIDGEFIELD, CT. (WFSB) - A teenager from Ridgefield died in a log splitter accident in New York Wednesday. New York State ...

An 18-year-old Connecticut resident was killed Wednesday evening, July 16, in a tragic incident involving heavy landscaping ...

An 18-year-old from Ridgefield was killed in an accident involving a log splitter, according to police. The incident happened ...

A Ridgefield 18-year-old man has died after being struck by a log splitter Wednesday in New York, according to New York State ...

Ridgefield High School was dealt a devastating blow. Brandon Gmelin, a member of the 2025 graduating class, was trying to ...

Brandon Gmelin, 18, of Ridgefield, Conn. died Wednesday evening in South Salem, N.Y. after being struck by a log splitter ...

The man was trying to move the log splitter that had been delivered for scheduled landscaping, officials said.

In this video were going to try out the home made vertical log splitter that was modeled after the Eastonmade Axis.

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