Worker Safety

Grain Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention

Crews spend nearly 10 hours on Iowa grain bin fire

Volunteer departments from Winthrop and Quasqueton, Iowa, worked with farm crews to contain the fire and empty the bin, and no one was hurt.

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Brand Insights

Thermal Performance and Gearbox Selection for Grain Handling Applications

SEW-EURODRIVE, Inc.

SEW-EURODRIVE’s Austin Burdette discusses heat challenges in grain handling gearboxes and how proper thermal management can reduce downtime and extend equipment life.

Thermal Performance and Gearbox Selection for Grain Handling Applications

Nationwide equips 67 fire departments for grain bin rescues

The insurer's 2026 Grain Bin Safety awards bring its total to 519 departments in 35 states since 2014, with at least 19 lives saved.

Firefighters in yellow gear conduct training exercises near a large metal grain silo with fire trucks parked in the background.

Grain Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention

Nova Scotia crews control fire in grain elevator dust system

Flames 135 feet up in the port elevator's dust-handling equipment drew a three-alarm response, with a vessel docked alongside the facility.

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Bellevue grain bin fire takes 20,000 gallons to extinguish

A grain bin fire in Bellevue, Michigan, took crews about four hours, 20,000 gallons of water and 30 gallons of foam to put out.

Worker in high-visibility vest holding a neon-yellow safety helmet with reflective stripes

Worker freed after motor pins arm on grain bin

A specialized rescue team safely removed a man trapped atop a grain silo after heavy equipment fell on him.

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Second explosion hits Iowa feed mill

Firefighters battled flames for hours at the Kent Feeds in Sheldon, Iowa, facility after an early morning blast.

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UK animal feed manufacturer sentenced after worker’s serious injury

A Merseyside, England, animal feed manufacturer has been sentenced after a maintenance engineer suffered severe, life‑changing injuries when his arm was drawn into an unguarded conveyor.

Grain safety training comes to Delmarva farms

Mountaire Farms brings hands-on instruction to local farmers after fatal incidents.

Workers in yellow hard hats participate in safety training demonstration at industrial trade show

NGFA sets Harvest Safety Week 2026 for late August

Campaign will offer resources on heat illness prevention and safe grain dryer and dump pit operations.

Mountaire Farms offers grain safety training

Free workshop teaches farmers, first responders grain bin rescue techniques.

Agricultural confined space deaths decline

Purdue University report documents 48 cases in 2025, down from 51 in 2024.

Four pivot irrigation systems in a dry agricultural field with winter grasses under blue sky

Fewer OSHA inspections, greater risk for grain firms

Regulatory oversight may ease, but persistent hazards and rising penalties mean grain handlers can’t let safety slip.

Construction workers wearing orange safety vests and harnesses working on a roof installation during daytime.

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