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Posted January 5, 2006 EST
Man Trapped In Grain Bin Rescued By Firefighters
United States (Wisconsin) -
A Madison man spent nearly five hours up to his neck in soybeans Wednesday after a workplace accident left him trapped in a grain bin. According to authorities, the accident happened at a grain terminal in McFarland owned by Landmark Services Cooperative.
Firefighters say 21-year-old Dustin Branch and another co-worker were trying to unclog an auger in a grain bin when the hill of soybeans shifted and Branch was nearly swallowed.
Firefighters couldn't just pull him out of the bin, because they had to shore up the beans around him to prevent a soybean avalanche. Firefighters had to cut three holes in the back of the grain bin to let out some of the soybeans and relieve some of the pressure.
Written by Staff Writer
