Company Owner Dies in Fall from Central Indiana Grain Bin
Police say a construction company owner died after being struck by a piece of machinery and falling from a grain bin at a central Indiana farm.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department says 69-year-old Richard Lowe of Darlington fell about 35 feet and struck his head at the farm a few miles south of Crawfordsville. The Journal & Courier of Lafayette reports he owned Lowe’s Construction, which inspects and repairs old farm structures.
Chief Deputy Ryan Needham says Lowe and other employees were using a crane Wednesday to remove a large sheet of metal when the crane struck Lowe, knocking him from the roof.
The Journal Review reports Lowe wasn’t wearing a safety harness while working at the farm about 40 miles west of Indianapolis.
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