manure pit

3-year-old Pennsylvania boy rescued from manure pit

· May 22, 2018

A Pennsylvania 3-year-old who had fallen 6 to 10 feet in a manure pit in his family’s barn over the weekend is safe, thanks to a multiple rescue task force. On Saturday just after 6 p.m., Honey Brook Fire Company and the Chester County Rescue Task Force (CCRTF)  were dispatched for an agricultural rescue in […]

Wis. family starts manure gas monitor rebate after son’s death

· May 10, 2018

A Wisconsin farm family wants to protect other farmers from the dangers of manure gas after losing their son in a manure pit agitation incident. The Mike Biadasz Manure-Gas Monitor Rebate Program offers gas monitors to Wisconsin farmers and manure haulers to help protect themselves from highly toxic hydrogen sulfide gas. On Aug. 15, 2016, […]

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