3 doden en 1 gewonde in mesttank Noord-Ierland
Een vader en twee zoons op een boerderij in Noord-Ierland zijn overleden na een val in een mesttank. Een dochter overleefde het ongeval ternauwernood............Three Die Falling Into Farm Slurry Tank
Police are investigating the deaths of three men who fell into a slurry tank at a farm in County Down, Northern Ireland.9:16pm UK, Saturday 15 September 2012
Major rescue operation in Hillsborough, Northern Ireland
A father and two sons have died after falling into a slurry tank at a farm in County Down, Northern Ireland.
Emergency services were called to the scene in Drumlough Road in Hillsborough, at around 6pm.
They found four people in the tank. Two of the men were already dead, but they rescued a man and a woman.
The pair were taken to hospital, but doctors were unable to save the man.
The woman - believed to be the brothers' sister - is recovering from the effects of fume inhalation. She is at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.
Sky's Ireland Correspondent David Blevins said: "The family are well known and well respected in their local community and in Northern Ireland as a whole, and I think those details will become known later tonight or tomorrow morning."
He said it was not uncommon for farm workers to fall into a slurry tank, and sometimes two people have to be rescued when someone climbs in to help them. But he said it was very unusual for four people to be pulled from a tank. A police spokeman said: "The health and safety executive have been notified and will carry out an investigation in due course."
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said: "Three people were unconscious and NIAS paramedics commenced resuscitation efforts immediately assisted by other ambulance personnel.
"One of the four showed initial signs of responding to the efforts of the crews and was transported immediately to the nearby Lagan Valley Hospital, where unfortunately he died a short time later."Despite the best efforts of all involved the other two men died at the scene. "A female was treated at the scene and taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital where she is recovering from the effects of fume inhalation." The ambulance service said it extended its sympathies to those involved.
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Drie leden van een gezin uit Noord-Ierland zijn overleden na een val in een gierput op hun boerderij. Onder de doden is het 22-jarige rugby-talent Nevin Spence, meldt de BBC.
De twee andere doden zijn vermoedelijk de vader en een broer van Nevin. Ook zijn zus was in de gierput gevallen, maar zij overleefde het ongeluk en is naar het ziekenhuis gebracht. De vier hebben gevaarlijke mestgassen ingeademd zoals waterstofsulfide.
Het ongeluk gebeurde op de familieboerderij in de plaats Hillsborough, ten zuiden van Belfast. Wat er precies is gebeurd, kan de politie nog niet zeggen.
Nevin Spence speelde voor Ulster in een van de drie grootste rugbycompetities in Europa.
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The lethal risks of working with slurry
The deaths of three members of a well-known farming family in Northern Ireland have brought the dangers posed by slurry into sharp focus, but what can farmers do to stay safe?
The Health and Safety Executive of Northern Ireland (HSENI) is investigating the accident which claimed the lives of Ulster player Nevin Spence, his brother Graham and his father Noel near Hillsborough at the weekend
The exact circumstances are not yet known. However, the triple tragedy has taken place in the background of what the HSENI has described as "worst period" in memory for farming fatalities in Northern Ireland, with at least one death per month over the past 20 months. In June, a 43-year-old man died while working at another farm in County Down - it is understood he fell into a slurry pit on the Redhill Road in Dromore.
'Extremely poisonous'
The HSENI has produced a safety leaflet specifically targeted at farmers working with slurry. It warns that some of the gases released when slurry is disturbed can be dangerous to humans and animals, and states that there have been "many serious incidents" including several fatalities.
The gases generated include methane, carbon dioxide, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide. "In particular, hydrogen sulphide is extremely poisonous to people and animals," the leaflet states. "Depending on the concentration and exposure it affects the nervous system causing a range of symptoms through discomfort, disorientation, collapse or sudden death."
No warning
Harry Sinclair, the President of the Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) told BBC Radio Ulster: "Hydrogen sulphide is released during the mixing of slurry. It's dangerous and there's no smell attached to it, so you don't actually have any advance warning that it's there."
The HSENI leaflet advises that farmers should not rely on smell to indicate the presence of gas, explaining that "exposure to hydrogen sulphide, at anything other than the lower levels, inactivates the sense of smell".
It makes 11 safety recommendations for mixing slurry, including a warning not to enter a slurry tank "unless you are wearing breathing apparatus with its own air supply and you are connected by harness and lifelife to two people outside".
It also advises that pocket-sized meters are available to measure the levels of hydrogen sulphide gas.
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De 22-jarige Noord-Ierse rugbyspeler Nevin Spence, die zaterdag omkwam bij een ongeluk in een gierput, wilde samen met zijn broer zijn vader uit de put halen. Die was in de put beland toen hij hun hond probeerde te redden.
Niet alleen Nevin, maar ook zijn broer Graham en zijn vader Noel kwamen bij de reddingsactie om het leven.
Boerderij
Het drama voltrok zich zaterdagavond op de boerderij van de familie Spence bij Hillsborough, ten zuiden van Belfast. Tot nu toe was onbekend hoe het kwam dat het drietal in de put was beland, maar nu blijkt dat vader Noel (52) hun hond in de put had zien vallen en hem eruit probeerde te halen.
Of hij toen in de put is gevallen of dat hij er ingeklommen is, is niet duidelijk. In ieder geval zijn Nevin, Graham (30) en hun 28-jarige zus Emma de gierput ingegaan om hun vader te helpen.
Mestgassen
De drie mannen zijn overleden doordat ze gevaarlijke mestgassen hebben ingeademd, zoals waterstofsulfide. Emma is in een ziekenhuis opgenomen maar haar toestand is inmiddels stabiel.
De familie liet gisteren in een verklaring weten dat de drie mannen een zeer sterke band hadden. "Die liefde voor elkaar blijkt wel uit hun laatste momenten waarin ze hebben geprobeerd elkaar te redden."
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How brave Emma Spence tried to save her dying dad and brothers revealed on day of funerals
Wednesday, 19 September 2012
The incredible heroism of Emma Spence who tried to rescue her father, Noel and two brothers, Graham and Nevin - has emerged on the day their funerals.
Emma twice climbed into a manhole and then down into a slurry tank on the family farm near Hillsborough, Co Down, where the three men all died trying to save each other.
Graham first lowered a ladder into the manhole to retrieve a pet dog which disappeared into the tank, according to Edwin Poots, a friend and near neighbour.
Graham's father then went in to try to save his son and he was followed by Nevin, a member of the Ulster rugby squad, when he realised the other two were in danger.
Miss Spence, an artist, then went down and managed to pull her father on to the ladder where she was assisted by neighbours. They immediately tried to resuscitate Noel. Miss Spence then went back a second time and found Graham in the tank lying in two to three feet of slurry. But she was then overcome by the odourless fumes and had to be pulled free by the frantic neighbours who ran to the tank after hearing the calls for help.
Details of Miss Spence's dramatic rescue efforts and the farming tragedy which shocked Ireland emerged as relatives and friends prepared for the funerals of the three men in Ballynahinch, Co Down, later today.
Mr Poots, a health minister in the Northern Ireland Executive, said: "Emma risked her own life to try and save her father and brothers. Physically I don't know how she managed it because her dad is a big man. With the weight of the slurry and so on, she needed to muster unbelievable strength to get him pulled up. "And then she went back in again, risking her life a second time. It is maybe some comfort to the family she didn't lose her life. She was incredibly brave."
Health and safety experts are carrying out an investigation into Saturday's tragedy.
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Vandaag stierf in het Duitse plaatsje Huddestorf een boer, tevens actief vrijwillig brandweerman, toen hij tijdens het mixen in de gierput viel, mogelijk bedwelmd door de vrijgekomen gassen
Uchte/Huddestorf: 45-Jähriger stirbt in Güllegrube
Opfer war aktiver Feuerwehrmann
20-09-2012
Bei einem tragischen Unfall ist am Donnerstagmorgen ein Feuerwehrmann gestorben.
Uchte (mt/jhr). Bei einem Unfall ist am Donnerstagmorgen in Huddestorf ein Mensch gestorben. Wie die Feuerwehr Stolzenau mitteilt, war der Mann bei Arbeiten in eine Güllegrube gestürzt. Für die Rettungskräfte besonders tragisch: Der Verunglückte war ein aktives Mitglied der Feuerwehr Huddestorf.
Gegen 10 Uhr waren die Feuerwehren Huddestorf, Uchte und Stolzenau alarmiert worden, weil auf einem landwirtschaftlichen Anwesen in Huddestorf ein 45 Jahre alter Mann beim Abpumpen von Gülle mit einem Güllefass in die Güllegrube gefallen war. Die eintreffenden Feuerwehren begaben sich unter Atemschutz, mit Warthosen ausgerüstet, in die Güllegrube um den Mann zu retten. Der Notarzt aus Stolzenau konnte dem Verunglückten jedoch nicht mehr helfen.
Angaben zum Hergang des Geschehens konnten noch nicht gemacht werden. Der Notfallseelsorger wurde ebenfalls alarmiert.
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Co Down farmer rescued from slurry tank
Published Saturday, 29 September 2012
A farmer has been taken to hospital after he was rescued from a slurry tank on a Co Down farm. The farmer was taken to the Ulster Hospital for treatment to his injuries. (© UTV) The man, who is believed to be 54-years-old, was taken from the pit by the Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) at around 4.40pm on Saturday.
It is understood the incident at the Comber Road, Dundonald property also involved a bull.
He was taken to the Ulster Hospital for treatment to his injuries, where he is said to be stable.
NIFRS Station Commander Brian Stanfield said two fire engines and 13 fire fighters were involved in the rescue operation.
"They knew the risks and a quick risk assessment was carried out," he told UTV.
Two weeks ago Co Down farmer Noel Spence and his two sons, Graeme and Nevin died in a slurry tank accident at their family farm.
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Man and teen injured by explosion while draining manure in Huron County barn Monday, October 1, 2012 6:37:37
A 25-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy are in hospital battling serious injuries after an explosion inside a barn on Bridge Rd. in Huron County Sunday. The duo was draining manure inside the pig barn when the blast occurred. Huron OPP and Seaforth Fire Department responded just before 12:30 p.m. to find the man and teen in distress. They were flown by air ambulance to Victoria Hospital where they’re currently being treated. The Ministry of Labour and Ontario Fire Marshal’s office have been contacted to assist with the investigation. At this point the cause of the explosion is undetermined.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A narrowly averted farm tragedy this month has a farm safety expert in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences renewing his warning about the dangers of toxic gases emanating from manure-storage facilities.
The stark reminder of the serious hazards lurking around manure pits came to light once again Sept. 17 on a Montour County farm, explained Davis Hill, senior extension associate in the University’s Agricultural Safety and Health Program.
Two brothers, ages 2 and 4, were found unresponsive next to the family farm’s manure storage just minutes after their father and grandfather began agitating the manure in the tank. The brothers were riding their bikes on a roadway that runs next to the structure.
“Their dad explained that he had just started the tractor that operated the agitator,” Hill said. “He checked the connections for leaks and then decided to walk around to the back of the structure so he could see into the top more easily to make sure it was mixing correctly. The back of the structure was buried in the ground with a roadway around the back which leads up to the barnyard.
“As he walked around the side toward the back, he found his two sons. The youngest was blue while the other one was very pale.
Both were unresponsive
He immediately told his dad to shut down the agitator and call 911 while he moved both boys to fresh air.
The older son revived quickly. The younger boy remained unconscious for nearly 20 minutes.”
The structure
The manure storage structure is 124 feet across and 12 feet deep, Hill noted. The tank was partially buried and partially above ground. It was nearly full and covered with the typical crust that forms on top of liquid-manure storages. It was the first day for agitating the storage.
“The first day of agitation or mixing of the manure is when we often see higher levels of manure gas,” he said. “When you break up that crust and stir around the manure, gases that are contained below the crust are allowed to pour out of the storage.”
The back side of the structure is mostly buried, with only a foot or so above ground level. The gases “boiled over” the wall and settled next to the structure, where the children were found.
“No one really would have suspected that until this incident happened, and now, it is very clear to see,” Hill said. “Being heavier than air, the toxic gases would accumulate right where the children were riding their bikes.”
There are four predominant toxic gases that are produced during manure storage and released during agitation. The most serious of these, from a health standpoint, is hydrogen sulfide. This gas is colorless and has a rotten egg smell at very low concentrations, but people are not able to detect this odor at high concentrations.
Dangerous gasses
Hydrogen sulfide is heavier than air, which means it will stay close to the surface or settle in low areas. As the manure in this structure was being agitated and stirred, high levels of this toxic gas would have been released when the crust of the manure was broken, Hill pointed out.
As the amount of gas built up on the surface of the manure, it likely spilled over the top of the wall and rolled to the ground.
“At high levels, this toxic gas can cause loss of consciousness and stopping or pausing of breathing and can lead to death,” he said. “At extremely high levels, breathing will cease and death can occur within minutes.”
Federal and state agriculture officials have raised concerns about the possibility of higher-than-usual levels of hydrogen sulfide gas being emitted from manure pits containing gypsum-based animal bedding, such as was used on this farm.
Hill said he plans to work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and others on research to determine if there is a connection between gypsum bedding, elevated hydrogen sulfide levels and manure-pit incidents.
He is looking for farmers using gypsum bedding who are willing to participate in this research. Interested farmers can contact him at 814-865-2808 or by email at deh27@psu.edu.
Other gasses
Hill said carbon dioxide also is released during manure agitation. This gas, which is heavier than air, is also colorless and odorless. “Carbon dioxide displaces oxygen and, at high levels, can cause a person to quit breathing,” he explained.
Ammonia, another manure gas, is lighter than air, which means it normally will rise once it’s released, according to Hill.
“This gas is colorless but has a very pungent odor which will get stronger at higher concentrations,” he said. “This property will cause anyone exposed to this gas to vacate the area immediately.”
Methane is the other gas people often relate with manure storages. This is another colorless and odorless gas. Like ammonia, it is lighter than air, which means it will dissipate outside. This gas will asphyxiate, which means it will displace breathable oxygen in high enough concentration. This gas also is very flammable and explosive in the right concentration.
Be ware
The recent incident should be a warning to other farmers that have manure storages where toxic gases can be released, Hill stressed. He offered the following recommendations regarding these structures:
Make sure everyone who needs to be near manure-storage structures understand the hazards, including how the various gases can affect them.
Make sure there is no access to low lying areas next to these structures during manure agitation. Consider a buffer zone of at least 20 feet around the structure during this time.
Especially keep children well away from all hazardous farm operations. Lower concentrations of toxic gases can have serious effects on them.
Bystanders and nonessential workers should stay away during agitation and manure pump-out operations.
When agitating manure storages located below animal living areas, realize that dangerous levels of toxic gases can be pushed up through slotted floors into the animal housing. Make sure these spaces are well ventilated before and during agitation. In some cases, people and animals should be removed before agitation of the manure.
If you must be near spaces that are being agitated, wearing a portable gas detector would offer an early warning if toxic gas is present. This device is relatively inexpensive and can measure a single gas (hydrogen sulfide is suggested) or multiple gases and can give warning by sounding an audible alarm when dangerous levels of gas are being released.
Other safety suggestions related to manure storages can be found online at agsafety.psu.edu/.
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