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:
- Nationwide Safety Program Contributes to Successful Emergency Rescue in Kansas. July 2021
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Missouri farmer tells grain bin survival story Feb 2016