ROCHESTER — Few details are available on a farm accident at the Dale Smith Farm, Rochester, Tuesday afternoon. The victim was flown by air ambulance to Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.
According to Fulton County Sheriff Chris Sailors, emergency personnel were called at 4 p.m. to the farm for a possible farm accident. Sailors said an unidentified employee/family member was under a grain cart when the weight of the cart shifted, causing the cart to fall on the individual’s chest.
While the individual was conscious and alert, there were concerns of serious injuries, resulting in the air ambulance being called.
It is unknown if a jack stand had been removed/adjusted or if the cart slipped off the jack stand.
The grain cart was empty at the time of the accident.