A 71-year-old Alabama man died July 1 after becoming trapped in a piece of equipment used to load poultry litter at a Lawrence County poultry farm, according to local authorities.
Jehu Hester of Russellville was identified as the victim. County Coroner Scott Norwood said emergency crews were dispatched to a farm on County Road 136 after reports that someone was trapped in a chicken litter elevator. By the time first responders arrived, the incident had become a recovery operation, according to FOX54 News.
Norwood said Hester worked as a chicken litter broker, purchasing poultry litter from farmers and selling it for use as fertilizer…