(SEAFORD, Del.)- The Delaware State Police are investigating an incident in which a man was injured after he fell into a partially filled Grain Silo west of Seaford.
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.
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.