Illinois Worker Dies On Top Of Grain Bin

SEWARD, IL — A worker died after suffering cardiac arrest at a grain bin facility in Seward, according to authorities.

Brian Lovett, 63, of Winnebago, was found Tuesday morning unresponsive and lying on a walkway at the top of a bin while at work at the ADM Grain Co. on Third Street, according to the Winnebago County Coroner’s Office.

Lovett fell onto a conveyor system while conducting an inspection, WTVO reported. When first responders reached him, they found he was in cardiac arrest and, despite lifesaving measures, beyond resuscitation, according to the coroner’s office. An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday.