TheTallGuy
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- Cambridgeshire
Thoughts and prayers for all those involved and the family of the deceased http://bbc.in/2azZdSb
Man dies in industrial accident
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- East yorks
Terrible, take care everyone
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- Bury St Edmunds
He was a good friend of mine since early days of young farmers. A gentle giant who will be terribly missed. RIP Ed.
llamedos
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So sorry for the loss of your friend, my thoughts are with you and the persons family.
Tractor Boy
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- Suffolk
I let my brother know earlier as he used to know him well from yfc.
spikeislander
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- bedfordshire
Thoughts with the family but also to anyone else involved or present. Must be truly awful.
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- Wales
You read of farming accidents and think ... there but for the Grace of God go I .... because we can all understand how quickly these tragedies can happen on a farm.
My sympathies to the family and to those on TFF who knew him. I'm so very sorry for your sad loss
My sympathies to the family and to those on TFF who knew him. I'm so very sorry for your sad loss
Dukes Fit
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- Aberdeenshire
Thoughts with the family.
A reminder for all of us at busy times. Nothing at work is more important than going home alive
A reminder for all of us at busy times. Nothing at work is more important than going home alive
Pieces_of_Eight
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My thoughts and sympathies are with his family and friends, as well as his many work colleagues at this time of year.
A very tragic reminder of how short life can be.
A very tragic reminder of how short life can be.
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- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Site manager, Edward Orlopp killed in industrial accident at Camgrain store facility in Linton
By Cambridge News | Posted: July 28, 2016
By Josh Thomas
By Cambridge News | Posted: July 28, 2016
By Josh Thomas
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A worker has died in a "tragic" industrial accident at a grain storage facility in Linton.
The man killed during an industrial accident at a huge site for storing grain has been named as site manager, Edward Orlopp.
Mr Orlopp, 47, is believed to have died after being in a collision with a lorry at the Camgrain site.
A statement from Camgrain chairman John Latham said: "It is with great sadness I have to inform you that our long standing site manager, valued colleague and friend, Edward Orlopp, tragically lost his life in an incident at our Linton site.
"We are doing everything we can to support Edward's family and colleagues at this very difficult and distressing time."
Officers were called to Cambridge Road at around 5.25pm yesterday, after an employee died on the premises. The family of the deceased have been informed.
A spokesman for Camgrain said: "It was a tragic accident. It occurred at around 5pm yesterday. We are now investigating the matter with all the relevant parties. Everything is being done properly.
"Camgrain has an extremely good record for safety. We've been in Linton for 34 years. At the moment, we can't comment any further on it."
On Wednesday evening Mr Orlopp was in a collision with a lorry at the vast 76-silo Camgrain site on the outskirts of the village of Linton, Cambs 10 miles from Cambridge.
Linton postmaster, Ajay Joseph, said he had heard an eyewitness account of the tragic accident from a friend who works at the site.
The 30-year-old father-of-one said: "I heard from a friend who was an eyewitness to the whole thing, he was sitting in a car and saw it happen, he physically saw it happen.
"He saw the driver's reaction after the accident, he said when the driver got out of the lorry he was completely white as a sheet and shivering."
Mr Joseph said he heard the crash victim may have been in the driver's blind spot.
All workers and visitors on the site are required to wear high-visibility vests.
Yesterday a steward in a yellow high-visibility vest was seen coordinating the movements of the heavy lorries which regularly pass through the complex.
A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust said: "We received a call yesterday at 5.12pm to reports of an RTC on Cambridge Road in Linton.
"We sent HART (hazardous area response team), rapid response vehicle, ambulance crew, ambulance officer, and the EAAA response car.
"Sadly nothing could be done for a man at the incident and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Our thoughts are with his friends and family involved during this sad time."
The site was closed overnight.
A spokesman for the Health and Safety Executive confirmed they were aware of the incident, and would be assisting Cambridgeshire Police.
A police spokesman said: "We were called to reports of an industrial accident at a grain store in Linton. A man was declared dead at the scene.
"His next of kin have been informed and the incident has been referred to the Health and Safety Executive for investigation."
The incident caused a temporary bout of rush-hour congestion on the A1307, with both lanes closed for around half an hour.
Read more at http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/one...9560804-detail/story.html#RPFDTi3pTHvI1Les.99
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- Bury St Edmunds
The site was not shut down other than as a mark of respect.
So so sad, I vaguely knew Ed from YFC and Im very good friends with alot more who knew him very well. Im so devastated for all concerned.
The reaction from Suffolk Young Farmers, and especially Bury YFC has been remarkable. They are a truely special group, shining in such a tragic time. Go careful everyone.
RIP Ed
The reaction from Suffolk Young Farmers, and especially Bury YFC has been remarkable. They are a truely special group, shining in such a tragic time. Go careful everyone.
RIP Ed
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
There are a lot of folks in my area in true shock and grief. I never knew Ed but clearly he was a very popular man.
RIP
RIP