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One Dead In Grain Bin Accident

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By Jenny Li

Story Published: Mar 12, 2008 at 9:51 PM CDT

Story Updated: Mar 12, 2008 at 11:17 PM CDT

It took emergency workers about three hours Wednesday to pull a man's body from a full grain bin near Brimfield.
Peoria County Coroner Johnna Ingersoll says 39–year–old Douglas Pacey died after falling into a silo Wednesday afternoon.
The Brimfield man was self–employed.

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Police were called to Akron Services near Brimfield around 4:15 pm..
Rescue workers cut sections out of the silo and vacuumed grain out, trying to find the man.
The bin was full of soybean grain.
Brimfield Assistant Fire Chief, Dan Fishel, says many people responded to the call for help.

"We had Princeville, Elmwood fire departments assisting us, with multiple farmers and friends and family from the area all responded," said Fishel.

The National Guard Fire Service also assisted on scene.
This is the second time in as many weeks a grain elevator employee was trapped in a grain bin and died.
An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday.

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Saturday, Mar 15 at 4:23 PM Bob wrote ...

My prayers are with the family. This is a sad tragedy which is preventable. There is training availble through GEAPS and SATRA for both industry and fire departments. There are also grants that can be awarded to help pay for the training and education. Lets educate ourselves so that we dont have to experience another tragedy.

Friday, Mar 14 at 9:10 AM Lacey wrote ...

I really sorry to hear about this. My prayers are with him and his family!

Friday, Mar 14 at 12:06 AM Meg wrote ...

This is horribly sad. He is the second man in a week who fell into a grain bin. Isn't there some kind of extra safety measures? Why are these people falling in and what can we do to prevent it?

Wednesday, Mar 12 at 10:43 PM Mary wrote ...

Did he actually fall into the silo or did he open the door on the side of the storage bin to see if the auger was clogged as he was attempting to fill his truck with soybeans.

Wednesday, Mar 12 at 8:24 PM City Boy wrote ...

It's a bin. Not a silo. Those are two diffent types of storage. My prayers are with the man and family.

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