WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The number of grain dust explosions in the United States fell to a 10-year low in 2016, but two of the incidents resulted in the first reported fatalities since 2013, according ...
SUNRAY, Texas (KFDA) - It’s been almost seven months since the Skyland Grain elevator explosion left the city of Sunray without natural gas and injured five employees. The incident took place on March ...
Aaron Yoder, an associate professor at the University of Nebraska who specializes in agriculture safety, said the Fremont explosion follows a pattern he’s seen studying grain dust explosions. Wood ...
Proceedings of conference of men engaged in grain dust explosion and fire prevention campaign, conducted by United States Grain Corporation in cooperation with Bureau of Chemistry, United States ...
Foulke was in town to assess the progress made by inspectors from OSHA, the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) and Imperial Sugar. Preliminary reports point to combustible sugar dust ...
Dust explosions can have catastrophic consequences, including irreversible damage and tragic loss of life. An ignition source, such as electrical or thermal equipment, can trigger an explosion when ...