RUSKIN, Neb. (AP) — A southeastern Nebraska farmer was killed when a large piece of equipment fell on him.

Nuckolls County Sheriff Jim Marr says that 33-year-old Jeffrey Schardt died Wednesday.

Marr says Schardt’s wife discovered his body around 5 p.m. Wednesday on the family farm northeast of Ruskin.

Marr says it appears that Schardt had been unloading grain from a bin before his death. An auger Schardt was trying to move fell on top of the farmer and pinned him to the ground face down.