Man dies in manure tank accident on Eastern Iowa cattle farm

Incident happened at Stockton facility that produces biogas

Emily Andersen - Quad-City Times

Jun. 9, 2021 6:14 pm

A field cleaned out of organic material to feed the anaerobic digester is seen April 26 at Sievers Family Farm in Stockton. A man died Tuesday at the farm after getting stuck in a manure tank. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

A man died Tuesday after getting stuck in a manure tank on Sievers Family Farm in Stockton in Eastern Iowa.

New Liberty Fire Chief Chad Petersen confirmed Wednesday the fire department responded to the call a little before 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Petersen said the man was doing some work in the tank when he got stuck.

The New Liberty Fire department, which is staffed by volunteers, was on the scene for most of the day. Petersen said they called for backup from volunteer fire departments nearby, and the responders were able to retrieve the man’s body from the tank late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning.

Sievers Family Farm is a cattle farm and the location of AgriReNew, a renewable energy company that recycles manure to produce electricity.

The victim’s name has not been released.