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Worker Dies in Illinois Grain Elevator Accident

Chester Cleveland, 58, fell 70 feet into a bin at grain elevator near Manteno

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A 58-year-old worker who fell into a Kankakee County, Illinois, grain bin has died.

According to ABC7, the accident occurred Wednesday just before noon at the grain elevator near Manteno.

Emergency response crews said Chester Cleveland, who worked for Whitaker Grain for 40 years, was working to clean out the grain bin when he fell in.

Cleveland fell between 70-75 feet down the bin.

When emergency crews arrived, two people were found inside the grain bin. The second employee fell in while trying to assist.

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