West Frankrt Man Killed in Tree Trimming Accident

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[A coroner says a worker for a southern Illinois tree service died in an apparent accident involving a woodchipper.

Coroner Michael Burke says 46-year-old Mark Davis of West Frankfort died Thursday at a Marion hospital.

Burke says in a news release that Burke was working for D.S. Tree Service at a Marion home when the accident happened.

The statement offered no additional details, and messages left Friday with Burke seeking comment were not immediately returned. It is thought the man was killed by debris thrown from the chipper.