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New York Worker Dies, Another Overcome In Manure Spreader Rescue
ELI GEORGE
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FREEDOM, N.Y. (WIVB) - An on the job accident left a 27-year-old man dead and his co-worker in the hospital.
State police say 46-year-old Edward Kelsch of Arcade was trying to fix a clogged manure spreader at the Schwab Dairy Farm in Cattaraugus County when he was overcome by methane gas. A co-worker, 27-year-old Timothy Schwab, tried to help him, but he was also overcome by the fumes. Schwab was taken to Bertrand Chaffee Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
News 4 featured the former Pioneer High School wrestler and football stand-out in our Scholar Athlete program back in 2001. He leaves behind a wife and a child. Edward Kelsch was airlifted to ECMC. He is listed in critical condition.
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Reprinted with Permission
FREEDOM, N.Y. (WIVB) - An on the job accident left a 27-year-old man dead and his co-worker in the hospital.
State police say 46-year-old Edward Kelsch of Arcade was trying to fix a clogged manure spreader at the Schwab Dairy Farm in Cattaraugus County when he was overcome by methane gas. A co-worker, 27-year-old Timothy Schwab, tried to help him, but he was also overcome by the fumes. Schwab was taken to Bertrand Chaffee Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
News 4 featured the former Pioneer High School wrestler and football stand-out in our Scholar Athlete program back in 2001. He leaves behind a wife and a child. Edward Kelsch was airlifted to ECMC. He is listed in critical condition.
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