4 Dangerous Scenarios To Avoid In Grain Bins
By Tom J Bechman
Farm Progress
Dry corn down to the proper moisture levels and harvest quality in a timely manner. That lessens your odds of situations that result in grain bin entrapments. That’s the word from Dan Neenan, director of the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety in Peosta, Iowa.
“The most deaths from grain bin entrapments in the U.S. occurred in 2010, following a 2009 harvest which was late with wet corn,” he says. “Conditions were similar during harvest in 2019, and 2020 may push 2010 for that dubious record. Many incidents that lead to grain bin entrapment begin with corn that goes out of condition.”