Life-threatening Grain Bin Encounter

More than 900 cases of grain engulfment have been reported with a fatality rate of 62 percent over the past 50 years.

Working in or around a grain bin exposes farmers and storage workers to serious and life-threatening hazards, including fires and explosions caused by grain bin dust accumulation, suffocation from engulfment and entrapment, and crushing injuries and even amputations from grain handling equipment.

Accidents associated with grain bins are nothing new. According to researchers at Purdue University, more than 900 cases of grain engulfment have been reported with a fatality rate of 62 percent over the past 50 years. In 2014, as of mid-March, two fatalities and at least two serious injuries have resulted across the nation from grain bin mishaps.

In addition to engulfment, grain bin mishaps also include the risks of exposure to toxic fumigants, the potential for unexpected fires and the threat of explosions caused by the build-up of combustible grain dust.

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"One thing we need to be aware of is just how quickly a man can be trapped in flowing grain. As one example, if the auger is moving grain at 68 bushels per minute, with a six foot tall man weighing 165 pounds standing inside the bin, it only takes about five seconds before he gets trapped. After about 25 seconds, he would be completely engulfed,".

He said most incidents occur when grain is being moved or transported and someone enters a bin to walk down the moving grain or is buried by falling grain that was bridged to the walls and suddenly collapsed. moving grain acts like quicksand and can bury a worker in seconds. In addition, grain that is too wet or Bin also in poor condition can cause pockets to form and these can collapse beneath a worker as he walks across the grain.

"Once they are stuck, the behavior and weight of the grain make it extremely difficult for a worker to get out of it without assistance. Even with assistance, it can be a monumental undertaking."

Mechanical hazards

Another cause of injury can be the mechanical equipment within grain storage structures, such as augers and conveyors that present serious entanglement and amputation hazards. Workers can easily get their limbs caught in improperly guarded moving parts that can result in mangling, accidental amputation and in some cases death.

Know the rules, follow the rules

• Turn off and lock out all powered equipment associated with the bin, including augers used to help move the grain, so that the grain is not being emptied or moving out or into the bin. Standing on moving grain is deadly; the grain can act like "quicksand" and bury a worker in seconds. Moving grain out of a bin while a worker is in the bin creates a suction that can pull the workers into the grain in seconds.

• Prohibit walking down grain and similar practices where an employee walks on grain to make it flow.

• Provide all employees a body harness with a lifeline, or a boatswain’s chair, and ensure that it is secured prior to the employee entering the bin.

• Provide an observer stationed outside the bin or silo being entered by an employee. Ensure the observer is equipped to provide assistance and that his only task is to continuously track the employee in the bin. Prohibit workers from entry into bins or silos underneath a bridging condition, or where a build-up of grain products on the sides could fall and bury them.

• Train all workers for the specific hazardous work operations they are to perform when entering and working inside of grain bins.

• Test the air within a bin or silo prior to entry for the presence of combustible and toxic gases, and to determine if there is sufficient oxygen.

• If detected by testing, vent hazardous atmospheres to ensure that combustible and toxic gas levels are reduced to non hazardous levels, and that sufficient oxygen levels are maintained.

• Ensure a permit is issued for each instance a worker enters a bin or silo, certifying that the precautions listed above have been implemented.

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