Man’s leg amputated after grain auger incident at Lajord Inland Terminal near Regina

A man’s leg was amputated after an incident involving a grain auger at a grain terminal just southeast of Regina.

Paul Fischer, Kronau’s fire chief, told 980 CJME that firefighters responded to a conveyor entrapment at the Lajord Inland Terminal at around 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday.

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The Kronau Fire Department said the man had to have his leg removed in an emergency field amputation, and he was then airlifted to hospital by a STARS helicopter.

Firefighters were on the scene for more than three hours on Wednesday, the fire department added.