01-05-2025
Man dies after being pinned under corn planter near Brooten, Minnesota
May 1---- A man pinned by a corn planter Tuesday evening at a farm site northeast of Brooten has died of his injuries.
According to a
issued Thursday, May 1, by the
46-year-old Eric Scott Segaar, of Brooten, was pronounced dead at the scene after multiple emergency responders attempted lifesaving measures.
According to the sheriff's office, preliminary investigation by deputies at the scene determined that two men were working on a John Deere DB66 planter, which was having hydraulic issues. Segaar was underneath the planter when it is believed the hydraulic system failed, causing the planter to lower unexpectedly to the ground and pin him.
Segaar was freed from the planter by multiple emergency personnel, but lifesaving measures were unsuccessful.
The accident was reported at 5:47 p.m. Tuesday at 26338 Stearns County Road 201 in North Fork Township, about 4 miles northeast of Brooten.
The Sheriff's Office was assisted by the Brooten Fire Department, Brooten Ambulance and Life Link Air Ambulance.
