Frito-Lay worker rescued after falling into a corn silo

(TMX) - A worker was rescued Monday after falling some 40 feet into a corn silo at a Frito-Lay plant in Denver, officials said.

The Denver Fire Department said crews and a technical rescue team responded to the Frito-Lay plant near 37th Avenue and North Lima Street following a report that an employee had fallen approximately 40 feet into a corn silo.

In an update, the fire department said that the worker was “not stuck in the corn” but still needed to be extricated from the silo from above.

A rope and harness were lowered down to the worker in the silo, and they were able to put it on without assistance, as a safety measure while crews assembled a “lowering/lifting system” above the silo.

The worker, “claiming no injuries,” was ultimately removed from the silo and evaluated by medical