Employee survives 40-foot fall into corn silo at Denver Frito-Lay plant

Denver crisis crews responded around noon Monday to a document of an employee who fell into a corn silo at a Frito-Lay plant in Denver The Denver Fire Department reported on the social media platform X that the man fell about feet down the silo Capt Dan Wilson noted the man landed on the corn which softened his fall There was a ladder leading up the side of the silo Wilson announced he didn t know how the man fell Crews lowered rescue equipment to the man who was able to put on the harness and climb up a ladder near the top to get out Related Articles Rescue crews search for body of missing paddleboarder at Horsetooth Reservoir Self-proclaimed First Amendment auditor sues Colorado Springs police over arrest killed injured in Denver crash on Santa Fe Drive Jefferson County is using tax money to fight and prevent wildfires with new hires East High School candidate detained after taking gun to class Wilson declared the man recounted responders that he wasn t injured Paramedics checked the man at the scene Wilson didn t know if the man was taken to the hospital No one at Frito-Lay could be reached for comment The plant is at Nome St Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day