Preliminary investigation indicates that the incident occurred today, November 2, 2015, at approximately 10:37 a.m. this morning at 6127 Owls Nest Road, Seaford as a 68 year old male was on top of the silo cleaning the interior walls when he fell approximately 30 feet into the top hole. Another man working on the farm had called 9-1-1 to report the incident. (photo of single silo is the actual silo the victim fell into while working)
The Delaware State Police, Seaford Voluntary Fire Department, Sussex County EMS, Sussex and Kent County Technical Rescue Teams along with the Purdue Company worked together to rescue the Seaford man.
The man was placed in a harness and hoisted out of the silo after approximately two and half hours. The injured man was then flown to the Christiana Hospital Trauma Center by Delaware State Police Aviation Helicopter Trooper 2 as a precautionary measure for his non-life threatening injuries.
Name of the victim will not be released as is DSP practice when investigating these types of industrial incidents.
10 comments:
i hope he's ok, but that old man has no reason being on top of that silo cleaning it. Leave that to younger men
God bless him
What is 'the Purdue company'?
68 isn't that old to be farming, or even to be on a silo.
Anonymous said...
i hope he's ok, but that old man has no reason being on top of that silo cleaning it. Leave that to younger men
November 2, 2015 at 7:40 PM
I agree and Perdue is responsible for this liability. BTW isn't this where Wannabe Mare Jake Day works, I mean gets a pay check.
If this happened in Seaford then why didn't they fly him to PRMC. Isn't that closer for a Trauma Patient?
740 Why would Perdue be liable for a farmer owned grain tank accident? This was not a poultry house feed bin. Perdue has the equipment for grain bin rescues and is gracious enough to help local fire company's with rescues.
Idiots-- farmers work hard until they die. It's what keeps them going. He is prob in better shape than your 30 year old son.
If it needs to be done, you do it-- don't ask someone else for help or hire it out. Get a clue
10:03-Certainly too old to be in a silo solo.
8:30am Bringin the heat. Dead on accurate.
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