Western Queensland man trapped in silo at Eurombah north of Roma

A man has been rescued after falling through the roof of a silo in regional Queensland and being stuck up to his neck in urea.

Queensland Ambulance Service generic ambulance. Picture: Dominic Elsome

A man in 80s has been rescued in a painstaking four-hour manual operation after being trapped up to his neck in a silo of urea.

The man fell through the roof of the silo on a property on Roma-Taroom Rd at Eurombah on the Western Downs early on Sunday afternoon.

A Queensland Fire Department spokesman said a number of crews were called to the incident, north of Roma and south of Taroom, including three trucks with pumps, and a special crew for confined spaces.

Emergency services were called to a Eurombah property at 1.26pm on Sunday, July 8. Picture: Google Maps

The SES and LifeFlight were also called in to help.

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said paramedics were on site helping firefighters.

The man was rescued at 5.30pm after a four-hour manual operation.

QFD’s Confined Spaces and Vertical Rescue Teams manually emptied the top of the silo using buckets and emptied more urea from the bottom.

When the level was down to his waist by 4pm they then used a hoist to lift him out.

He was then transferred by helicopter from Roma at 7pm in a stable condition.

QAS said they assessed the man on scene, but he did not sustain any injuries during the extended ordeal.

Urea is a highly concentrated nitrogen fertiliser often used by farmers.

Originally published as Western Queensland man trapped in silo at Eurombah north of Roma