Georgia farm worker killed in 'freak accident' inside grain bin

BAINBRIDGE, Ga. — A Georgia farm worker was killed in a freak accident inside a grain silo Tuesday morning, according to WTXL.

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The accident happened at Rentz Farm Supply in Bainbridge just before 11 a.m.

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According to WTVM, workers were inside a grain silo replacing the roof that had been damaged by a tornado when a support beam failed and fell on the worker. The worker, who was not identified, was killed “almost instantly.”

The worker was from Cairo, Georgia.

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Investigators told WTVM that the man’s death was purely accidental.

Decatur County is in south Georgia.

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