3 workers rescued from grain silo in Sheboygan
SHEBOYGAN -- Sheboygan officials spent several hours rescuing three workers trapped inside a grain silo on South 16th Street.
It happened at the Cargill Plant on Tuesday, Aug. 6.
Officials say two workers were rescued right away and treated for their injuries at the scene.
The third worker extricated from the silo was transported to the hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
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A Cargill spokesperson released the following statement on the incident:
"Cargill’s first priority is sending our employees home safely every day. Thanks to quick action by our team in Sheboygan and first responders, the employees made it safely out of the silo and were home to their families last night. We have conducted safety and rescue training sessions at the silos with the Sheboygan Fire department and we are happy that training allowed us to have a positive outcome yesterday."