An increase in grain dust explosions were reported nationally at grain handling, feed manufacturing and biofuel facilities in 2018; however, resulting injuries and fatalities were down from the ...

In the annual report recording nationwide grain dust bin explosions, seven incidents were reported in 2021, down from eight in 2020. Kingsly Ambrose, Purdue University associate professor of ...

Nine U.S. grain dust explosions in 2024 caused two injuries and no fatalities, according to a nationwide annual summary. These numbers are similar to last year's (nine explosions, 12 injuries and no ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — In the 2021 annual recording of nationwide grain dust bin explosions, fewer incidents occurred than in 2020, and only one death was reported. A total of seven explosions were ...

The April 7 explosion at Bartlett Milling Co.’s Statesville, N.C. facility illustrates the need for a combustible dust standard from OSHA, says the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health.

Bartlett Grain Co. and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) have reached a settlement after a 2011 grain dust explosion that killed six workers. The Kansas City-based grain merchandiser has agreed to ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Four people were burned Sunday evening in a grain-dust explosion at a Nestlé Purina plant in Flagstaff, authorities said. Four contractors were doing welding work on the fifth floor ...