Wisconsin grain silo avalanche that killed father and son is commonplace on US farms

[TomSea]

Wisconsin grain silo avalanche that killed father and son is commonplace on US farms

The tragic deaths of a Wisconsin dairy farmer and his 14-year-old son last week in grain silo avalanche sent a familiar chill through America's agriculture community, whose members know too well the grim dangers of of life on the family farm.

While entanglements with machines or falls are generally seen as the most frequent cause of injury or death on farms, grain silo avalanches – whether inside the silo itself or from a structural collapse – happen almost on a daily basis, experts say.

“The accident in Wisconsin over the weekend is just another wakeup call that there are inherent dangers in production agriculture,” Keith Bolsen, a former professor of animal sciences and industry at Kansas State University and the founder of the Keith Bolsen Silage Safety Foundation, told Fox News. “Silage and farming can be very dangerous.”

Read more at: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/03/27/wisconsin-grain-silo-avalanche-that-killed-father-and-son-is-commonplace-on-us-farms.html

[Free Vulcan]

Oh bs. They ain't rare, but they ain't 'common' either and don't occur on a daily basis. Most farmers don't even mess with their grain bins but 2 or 3 times a year.

[jpsb]

Oh bs. They ain't rare, but they ain't 'common' either and don't occur on a daily basis. Most farmers don't even mess with their grain bins but 2 or 3 times a year.

I'm with you on this FV, BS article.

[goatprairie]

"Despite mounting awareness campaigns, grain bin accidents continue, with 2010 ranking as the most hazardous year on record, according to Purdue University: 59 entrapments and 26 deaths. There were 33 entrapments and 13 deaths in 2013, and 38 entrapments and 17 deaths in 2014."


This is from AG-Web  in a 2016 article. The article states that the threat is growing, but it's hardly a daily occurrence.