A worker at a grain handling facility was caught in a moving bin sweep auger and suffered severe injuries to his leg and arm. Jan 06, 2012 OSHA has issued LaBolt Farmers Grain Company Inc. in LaBolt, ...
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The robot that keeps farmers out of grain bins

Grain Weevil is an American-built robot designed to do one of farming's most dangerous jobs — managing grain inside storage ...
Sep. 25—WINDOM — A Windom man was severely injured Sunday, after his legs got caught in a power sweep auger of a grain bin. Travis Muller, 30, was cleaning out a grain bin when his legs got caught up ...
The training was made possible through a grant that was applied for and awarded to the Ida Township Fire Department. As part ...
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., ...
MINOT, N.D. -- A decade ago, Canadian farmer John Gehrer couldn't find a full bin alarm on the market that fit his farm's needs. So he invented one of his own. Today, he and his wife, Angelika, have ...
CLARKFIELD -- A Montevideo man has been transported to the hospital for treatment of injuries sustained when his leg became caught in an auger inside of a grain bin. According to a news release from ...
Last year, more than 30 farmers were trapped inside grain silos in the U.S., according to Purdue University, but a new robot could help keep them safe. A few times a year, farmers have to do a ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 25—WINDOM, Minn. — A Windom man was severely injured Sunday, Sept. 24, after his legs got caught in a power sweep auger of a ...
Travis Muller, 30, was cleaning out a grain bin when his legs got caught up in the power sweep auger. At approximately 3:06 p.m., Cottonwood County Dispatch received a 911 call about the incident.