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Crews with the New Franklin Volunteer Fire Company arrived at a reported farming accident on Newcomer Road at 5:51 p.m. on Oct. 24.
They found that child was actually lodged in the grain auger between the silo and a feed truck.
"A grain auger is a long tube used to raise and transport grain from the ground to the top of grain bins, load trucks from the grain bin or carry feed from a wagon to cattle feeders on a farm," according to the Farm Injury Resource Center.
The firefighters had to create a path to free the child by connecting the silo's grain auger to the tip of a truck because the child was stuck "15-20 feet up in the silo," the Fayetteville Volunteer Fire Department said in a release.
The emergency crews worked together to cut the framework of the auger apart to free the child, the New Franklin Volunteer Fire Company explained. The child required a tourniquet once they were freed, then they were then taken by WellSpan Well Flight to a trauma center.
The child's status is currently unknown.
"On a per-hour-of-use basis, augers are one of the most dangerous machines farm use," the Farm Injury Resource Center detailed.
Click here to learn how to minimize the risk of auger accidents.
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