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**Catalogov** · 03-16-2012, 07:41 PM

National Iquirer post of the day.

Colorado man buried under mound of pinto beans dies

Digging for an hour, emergency crews did not reach him in time

DENVER — A 56-year-old man was killed on Thursday when he was buried under a 20-foot mound of pinto beans at a warehouse in eastern Colorado where he worked, police said.

Raymond Segura Jr. was pronounced dead at the Brush, Colorado, facility of the Kelley Bean Company after efforts to reach him alive were unsuccessful, Morgan County Undersheriff Dave Martin said.

"We moved several tons of beans to get to him," Martin told Reuters by phone.

Martin said emergency personnel were summoned to the site at 11:30 a.m. on reports of a worker trapped in a pile of loose pinto beans.

Martin said dozens of rescue workers and even four inmates from the county jail spent an hour digging through a 20-foot high mound of canned legumes to reach the trapped worker, but he was dead when crews reached him.

Segura was a longtime resident of the area and had worked at the warehouse between 12 and 15 years, Martin said.

The cause of the accident are under investigation, he said.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46755399/
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Catalogov Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 494 Senior Member	Beaner killed by beans National Iquirer post of the day. Colorado man buried under mound of pinto beans dies Digging for an hour, emergency crews did not reach him in time DENVER — A 56-year-old man was killed on Thursday when he was buried under a 20-foot mound of pinto beans at a warehouse in eastern Colorado where he worked, police said. Raymond Segura Jr. was pronounced dead at the Brush, Colorado, facility of the Kelley Bean Company after efforts to reach him alive were unsuccessful, Morgan County Undersheriff Dave Martin said. "We moved several tons of beans to get to him," Martin told Reuters by phone. Martin said emergency personnel were summoned to the site at 11:30 a.m. on reports of a worker trapped in a pile of loose pinto beans. Martin said dozens of rescue workers and even four inmates from the county jail spent an hour digging through a 20-foot high mound of canned legumes to reach the trapped worker, but he was dead when crews reached him. Segura was a longtime resident of the area and had worked at the warehouse between 12 and 15 years, Martin said. The cause of the accident are under investigation, he said. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46755399/ __________________
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