Notes from the field: Death of a farm worker after exposure to manure gas in an open air environment - Wisconsin, August 2016 - Shutske JM, Larson RA, Schaefer DM, Binversie LY, Rifleman S, Skjolaas C.

On August 15, 2016, at approximately 6:30 a.m., a previously healthy male employee of a Wisconsin beef farm was found dead near the edge of an outdoor 60,400 square foot (1.4 acre) manure storage basin (Figure). The basin was approximately 15 feet (4.6 met...
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