Grain bin auger accidents surge in winter months, with a 32% fatality rate. Unguarded floor openings cause most incidents.

Above: Purdue student in grain bin rescue simulator. I recently re-watched the 2016 video entitled, “Stop, Think, & Live!” a work about grain entrapment, produced by Posey County Farm Bureau, Inc., ...

For grain monitoring, OPI Systems’ Omni Cable provides instant bin-level alerts, while Prairie Grain’s SiloScan Max uses ...

HAYFIELD, Minn. — Mark Peterson stepped into the box filled with recycled plastic bottle particles in the safety training trailer. Jack Volz began to auger particles out and Peterson sunk waist deep, ...

BRITTON, S.D. — A grain bin accident that took the life of a farmer in northeast South Dakota, in the Langford area on Feb. 8, 2022, is the latest tragedy in a long line of grain handling deaths, a ...

Anyone working around grain bins needs to be aware of the dangers of stored grain, North Dakota State University Extension Service agricultural engineer Ken Hellevang warns. "A lot of ...

GRAVES COUNTY, KY (KFVS) - Officials with the Graves County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of farm equipment that happened on Tuesday, May 14. Officials said Grain Bin unloading Auger was ...

From combine to truck and back again and again, auger wagons are an integral component in the harvest square dance. It’s been said that using auger wagons during harvest and unloading on the go can ...

KINDRED, N.D. - Claire Rauser, who started Superior Manufacturing seven years ago, now has dealers across the nation and bins all over the world. He started his business after college, when he wanted ...

The Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program is tasked with investigating fatalities and making recommendations to ensure they do not occur again. This is one of their recent ...