SAFETY in SILAGE OPERATIONS

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February 2010 | Hay & Forage GrowerSurviving A SilageAvalancheKeith Bolsen Ph.D.& AssociatesPHOTO: Doug DeGroff
February 2010 | Hay & Forage GrowerSurviving A SilageAvalancheIt started out as a typical day for dairy nutritionist Doug DeGroffof Tulare, CA. He pulled up to a client’s corn silage pile for a foragesample, bucket and pitchfork in hand. After filling the bucket, heturned to walk back to his pickup to take a sample.“The sun basically went out … I could not see any light and thefeed hit me on my head and covered me completely, ” says DeGroff.“I knew what was happening before I hit the ground. The entireface fell on me ... about 20 tons broke away.”Keith Bolsen Ph.D.& Associates
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