Man killed in farm accident

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JDgreen227

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Not tractor related, but this was published in today's paper: A 65 year old Shiawassee County farmer died after being trapped under a pile of soybeans in a silo. He was trying to fix a mechanical problem which had hung up the soybeans, and they suddenly broke loose and buried him. He was a GM retiree with 30 years of service.

Ugh...I have read about deaths caused by falling earcorn, but not by soybeans. Very sad.
 
   / Man killed in farm accident #2  
Horrible indeed...RIP
 
   / Man killed in farm accident #3  
Sadly, not at all uncommon in this area, it happens about every year, many times the victim can be saved, but other times it is too late.
 
   / Man killed in farm accident #4  
Any type of farming is very dangerous. Everyone needs to stop, think about what your doing, and figure out the safest {not the quickest} way to do the task at hand.
 

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