Kurt Kaser, 63, worried a grain hopper would "pull me further" A grain farmer for 40 years, Kurt Kaser knows his farming equipment well — but he recently battled with the tools for his life in a ...
Grain bin auger accidents surge in winter months, with a 32% fatality rate. Unguarded floor openings cause most incidents.
It was just another day at the North Carolina family farm where Robbie Plyler worked at for 20 years. Then, he lost his leg. A federal jury ruled Thursday the 59-year-old and his wife will get $2.5 ...
Severe cold creates new challenges on the farm as grain leg issues slow the day’s work. A clear look at how weather affects equipment and the steps taken to keep things moving.
WINDOM, Minn. (KVLY/Gray News) – A man in Minnesota lost both his legs in a farm accident over the weekend. A post made on GoFundMe states 30-year-old Travis Muller was cleaning a grain bin Sunday ...
Four years ago, the crew at Tom Farms could run their combines for only a half day before they’d have to quit to let the 1,200-bu.-per-hour dryer catch up. Now the farm’s 2.25 million bushels of ...
The child found conscious and breathing, was transported to a local hospital, authorities said Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work ...
OMAHA, Neb. >> A northeastern Nebraska farmer is recovering after cutting off his own leg with a pocket knife to save himself from a piece of farm equipment he had become caught in. Omaha television ...
A Minnesota man had both legs amputated after being involved in a horrific farm accident A GoFundMe created after the accident stated that 30-year-old Travis Muller was helping clean out a grain bin ...
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