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Corn flour mill cited for exposing workers to explosion and electric shock hazards

The accumulation of combustible grain dust requires more than just wiping surfaces to eliminate them. Grain dust accumulation, in the right combination of particle size, air and an ignition source, can expose workers to possible explosions or combustible dust hazards, according to citations issued to Minsa Corp. by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA ...

Jan. 26, 2015

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Worker loses toes in Waterville, Kansas, grain bin; incident due to safety violations

He walked into the grain storage bin on his own two feet, but he left in an ambulance. The 35-year-old had been working for the Beattie Farmers Union Cooperative for about a year when one day he became entangled in an auger that was inadvertently turned on while he was cleaning out the bin. At the hospital, doctors amputated all the toes on his left foot. The U.S. Department of Labor's ...

Feb. 24, 2015

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Outdoor silo for grain is logical investment

When Bert Veerman became so fed up with the dust and vermin, he considered various alternatives for storing grain. After a calculation, he discovered that the outdoor silo was the most advantageous altrnative for various reasons. Other grain storage possibilities, such as the construction of a new warehouse are less favorable. Labor saving, sustainabiliy and optimal grain quality were decisive ...

Aug. 16, 2018

By Jansen & Heuning

Workers exposed to grain bin entrapment at Sabina Farmers Exchange

Three employees of Sabina Farmers Exchange Inc. in Wilmington were found working inside a grain storage bin while a mechanical sweep auger, a machine used to push grain remaining at the bottom of a storage bin toward the bin's opening, was operating. This exposed the workers to severe injury and death by being engulfed in flowing grain. The U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration has ...

Jul. 10, 2014

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

51-year-old worker fatally engulfed in Lake Preston, South Dakota, grain elevator

A 51-year-old worker was fatally injured when he became engulfed in flowing grain in a railcar load-out elevator at Prairie Ag Partners. On March 15, 2014, the incident occurred when the worker attempted to remove a jam from a chute while the auger operated. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the Lake Preston-company for one willful, two repeat ...

Sep. 16, 2014

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

OSU Agriculture Safety and Health Professionals Offer Grain Handling Safety Tips

With grain harvest well underway statewide thanks to favorable weather conditions throughout the region, growers are reminded that taking extra precautions when handling grain can lessen the potential for injury. When working around grain storage facilities, incidents such as slips, trips, falls, severe trauma injuries, entanglement or engulfment can happen in a fraction of a second, said Kent ...

Oct. 8, 2015

By Ohio State University

Corn flour mill cited for exposing workers to explosion and electric shock hazards

Worker loses toes in Waterville, Kansas, grain bin; incident due to safety violations

Outdoor silo for grain is logical investment

Workers exposed to grain bin entrapment at Sabina Farmers Exchange

51-year-old worker fatally engulfed in Lake Preston, South Dakota, grain elevator

OSU Agriculture Safety and Health Professionals Offer Grain Handling Safety Tips

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