KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Clinton, Missouri, firefighters used a "Great Wall of Rescue" device, along with a rope harness, to pull a man trapped up to his chest in corn inside a grain bin.
The employee of a grain company was inside the bin helping to remove wet corn when the accident happened, according to Clinton, Missouri, Fire Chief Mark Manuel.
Firefighters arrived at the grain company just after 9 a.m. in the 1300 block of North 2nd Street.
They were able to use the "Great Wall of Rescue,'' a machine designed specifically for grain entrapment, Manuel said.
The machine is able to create a circle around the victim to prevent any more grain from burying the victim.
Manuel said the department got the device in 2020.
He said this was the first grain engulfment incident he had worked on in his 30 years on the job.
An auger was used to pull grain out of the bin and firefighters who went inside the bin were able to help get a rope harness on the victim.
Firefighters on the outside of the bin pulled the employee to safety.
No word on the victim's age or his condition.
Clinton is about 70 miles southeast of Kansas City in Henry County.
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