Grain bin accident reports
According to researchers at Purdue University, more than 900 cases of grain engulfment have been reported with a fatality rate of 62% in the past 50 years. In 2010, at least 26 U.S. workers were killed in grain engulfment accidents − the highest number on record.
Here is a partial list of just some of the most recent accidents reported since January, 2016:
Iowa man killed by avalanche of corn in grain bin failure. Nov 2017
Grain elevator fall kills man in western MN. Oct 2017
Grain silo accident claims life of Central Texas man. Oct 2017
Elderly Iowa man dies in grain bin. Sept 2017
8-year old girl ok after falling into empty grain bin. Sept 2017
SW Kansas man dies in grain elevator accident. Sept 2017
Man killed in Waterloo grain bin accident. Aug 2017
Man dies after being trapped in collapsed silage pile. Jul 2017
Western Michigan man dies in accident at grain elevator. Jul 2017
MFD rescues victim from grain elevator near TCF. Jun 2017
79-year-old man rescued from grain bin. Jun 2017
Man airlifted to hospital after grain bin accident. Jun 2017
Emergency crews rescue man trapped in grain bin. May 2017
One rescued in grain bin accident near Otley. May 2017
Van Wert, OH Fire Department rescues man from grain bin. Apr 2017
Two workers injured after silo collapse. Apr 2017
Kentucky man dies after falling into grain bin. Mar 2017
Man hurt after getting trapped in grain storage building in Catoosa. Jan 2017
Worker dies after fall into malting plant. Jan 2017
UPDATE - Two men successfully rescued from grain silo. Oct. 2016
Iowa farm worker, 46, dies after falling inside a silo. Oct. 2016
Winner mourns 16-year-old boy killed in farm accident. Oct. 2016
28-year-old man loses left leg after co-op auger accident in Ellsworth. Sep. 2016
Man identified in fatal silo accident in Stockton. Aug. 2016
Fergus Falls man who died from grain bin accident identified. Aug. 2016
Man dies after getting trapped in grain bin. July 2016
Farmer rescued after falling into grain bin In Burlington County. June 2016
West Point man dies from grain bin collapse. May 2016
Wind may have caused grain bin accident that injured man. April 2016
Update: Kearney man killed in grain elevator accident. March 2016
Conway Springs grain bin worker rescued from grain elevator. March 2016
Grain bin explosion injures workers in Hinton, Iowa. March 2016
Man rescued from McPherson County grain bin. March 2016
Man seriously injured after being caught in grain auger. Feb. 2016
