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Wow, it's gone the opposite way here.   There are so many guys with loaders doing driveways now and you have to set it up before the end of summer or they'll tell you they already have their limit of customers.    The people out doing their own driveways has gone down so much in the last 10 years.   It's a small mining town of maybe 12 thousand in northern Canada with long brutal winters, and everyone is making (maybe too much) good money.   So this place is probably it's own thing.
"blunt chest trauma" does not sound good. >

I believe that's medical speak for "had his chest caved in". Even if he survives (long odds to begin with) there's no way he ever does an action movie again. >

I've seen his snow plow. He'll be lucky to have all his limbs. >

What kind of machine was he running? >

Big beast for ski resorts. This is his exact model.
You can see it here >

Good lord.
All that money, why wouldn't you hire professionals to do that shit for you?
I hope he's alright. >

Here, no one does residential plowing anymore. Equipment costs too much and no real profit.