Minnesota Seeing Rise in Farm Equipment Accidents
Electric co-ops in Minnesota say they’re seeing more cases of farm machinery hitting poles or overhead lines, causing costly and potentially dangerous scenarios.
A company spokeswoman tells Minnesota Public Radio News that it was the third farm-related accident Federated Rural Electric has seen this fall. She says a farmer wrecked five power poles in a similar incident last spring.
A safety coordinator at Sioux Valley Energy says the co-op typically sees a couple of collisions each month.
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