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Safety
Contractor rescued from grain elevator roof after becoming entangled in machinery
The worker was injured 50 feet above ground at the Kent Nutrition Plant in Altoona, Iowa, and transported to a trauma center via air ambulance.
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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
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.
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Safety
OSHA investigates after second explosion at NaturPak pet food plant
OSHA is investigating two equipment-related explosions at a Janesville, Wisconsin, U.S., co-manufacturing facility after managers provided "minimal cooperation" with local authorities.
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Safety
US grain dust explosions decline in 2025 but fatalities and injuries increase
Seven incidents across grain elevators, feed mills and processing facilities resulted in 10 injuries and four deaths.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Safety
OSHA cites 3 companies in fatal gas exposure at Colorado dairy
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited three companies after its investigation determined workers died after exposure to hazardous gas at Prospect Ranch in Weld County, Colorado.
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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.
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Safety
Man dies in Harvey County, Kansas, grain bin accident
Emergency crews responded to a fatal grain entrapment incident involving three workers leveling soybeans in a storage facility.
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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.
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