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Worker Safety

Fire crews extinguish grain bin blaze at La Crosse Milling Company

Multiple fire departments responded to contain a fire inside a silo containing 100 tons of oats.

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. 

Worker Safety

Perdue Farms to dismantle North Carolina feed mill after February explosion

The company determined the facility cannot be safely repaired after an incident that killed one worker and injured others.

Safety

No injuries reported after fire at CHS grain elevator in Warren, Minnesota

Firefighters from multiple communities battled blaze that fully engulfed grain elevator.

Worker Safety

Perdue Farms reports intermittent fires at North Carolina feed mill explosion site

Rubble fires continue beneath debris at the Cofield facility where an explosion on Feb. 21 killed one worker and injured three others.

Safety

Fire damages soybean dryer at Wichita Cargill plant

Firefighters remained on scene Tuesday morning after Monday night blaze prompted heavy emergency response with no reported injuries.

Worker Safety

Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week set for March 30-April 3

Industry organizations partner to offer five days of complimentary safety training focused on L.E.A.R.N. theme: Listen, Explain, Ask, Remember, Notify.

Worker Safety

Grain safety reminders for winter storage season

Maintenance and monitoring activities call for lockout procedures, personal lifelines and more.

Worker Safety

Illinois grain company faces $276,407 in penalties after worker injury

Federal safety inspectors cited Alliance Grain Co. for multiple violations after seasonal laborer suffered serious foot injury in unguarded grain bin.

Association News

GEAPS Exchange demo shows live grain entrapment rescue

With entrapments rising, safety experts review the entry protocols that could mean life or death.

Safety

Worker dies in North Carolina feed mill explosion

Perdue Farms confirmed a fatality after a Saturday morning blast at Cofield, North Carolina, facility that also injured three other employees.

Worker Safety

North Dakotan dies after becoming trapped in grain elevator pit

Emergency crews were unable to rescue the man before he passed at the CHS Elevator near Devils Lake, North Dakota.

Grain Handling & Processing

Minnesota grain bin collapse closes local businesses, highway

After a first bin collapsed for unknown reasons, a second was brought down manually as a precaution.

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