The death of a Midwest Farmer’s Co-op employee in what is reported to be an anhydrous ammonia explosion at a Tecumseh, Neb., grain elevator, has been confirmed by the County Attorney’s office and the chief executive officer of Midwest. Midwest CEO Dale Piper at Elmwood told Green Markets the man identified as John Bennett of Greenwood was a truck driver for the company. A fellow employee was also injured, though not seriously, but is still in the Johnson County Hospital. The incident occurred in the early evening Thursday, March 20.
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