Silo bale falls on farmer: seriously injured

Created: 05/22/2022, 10:55 am

By: Michael Acker

The ambulance took the injured to the hospital.

© Uwe Anspach

A serious industrial accident occurred on an agricultural property in Neufarn (Municipality of Vaterstetten).

A bale of silo fell on a farmer.

he was badly injured.

Neufarn/Vaterstetten - As reported by the police, the farmer was busy with his unskilled worker in a mobile silo on Friday, May 20th.

The laborer used a front loader with a bale grab to pick up the silage bales stored there while the farmer cleaned the area below.

Towards the end of the work at around 5:30 p.m., one of the bales came loose from the clamp at a height of around one meter and fell on the farmer.

Suffered an open thigh fracture

He sustained an open fracture of his left thigh.

According to the police, the 60-year-old farmer was still accessible and was taken to a clinic after emergency medical treatment.

Investigations into the course of the accident gave no indication of third-party fault or technical failure, according to the police report.  

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