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Suffocation from engulfment is a leading cause of death in grain bins, and the number of these deaths continues to rise. Statistics compiled by Purdue University show that 26 fatalities occurred in 2010 due to grain engulfments.EFFINGHAM, Kan. — Grain industry workers received firsthand experience Tuesday in the mortal dangers of an engulfment while on the job.
The Kansas City chapter of the Grain Elevator and Processing Society held grain bin engulfment safety and rescue training for nearly 80 workers at the Atchison County Rural Fire District. Participants had the opportunity to don special equipment and become engulfed in 200 bushels of corn. Those who decided to try the simulated engulfment found themselves at least chest high in the corn, Mr. Myers said.
“We teach the hazards of flowing grain,” Mr. Harp said. “It’s getting worse. We’re moving grain at faster rates, which makes it more dangerous. The challenge with that is there’s more storage every year.”
Statistics compiled by Purdue University show that 26 fatalities occurred in 2010 due to grain engulfments. Mr. Harp said the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has placed higher emphasis on...
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Tampa Fire-Rescue investigators said several stevedores working for the International Longshoreman’s Association were bundling massive pipes in the cargo hold for transport off the ship.
During a crane lift, a strap snapped, sending the pipes plummeting to the ship’s deck, and then back into the cargo hold. Several workers ran for cover, including Gilmore, who was unable to avoid the falling pipes.
Another worker, 50-year old Andre Futrell, was airlifted to Tampa General Hospital where he underwent surgery. His condition was upgraded to fair Wednesday afternoon. Several others escaped the accident unharmed.
“The pipes are about 30 feet long, four inches in diameter, made of steel, very thick walled pipe,” said Emilio Salavarria with Tampa Fire-Rescue. “They’re off-loading it in bundles which weigh about a ton each,” he said.
The Occupational Safety and Health Organization has been called in to investigate the accident.
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Hundreds of people burned tires and threw objects and shot at police, who fired back and used teargas to disperse the crowd. Local authorities instituted a 4 p.m. curfew. Local media reported as many as three dead, 16 injured, and 40 arrested, but police could not confirm that late on Friday.
At least one person, a 9-year-old boy, died on Friday in violent protests over a new law allowing the sale of state-owned land in a dilapidated port city within the duty-free zone next to the Panama Canal.
Several residents and police were also injured in Colon, Panama’s second-largest city, in a third day of protests against the plan, which the National Assembly approved early on Friday and President Ricardo Martinelli signed into law hours later.
Critics have denounced the government plan as an irresponsible political maneuver to cover government spending and keep the deficit low. They say selling the land will harm residents of Colon, which has one of the highest rates of poverty and crime in the tiny Central American country.
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[UPDATE: The worker has been identified as 51-year-old Mark Arnett of Oakland, a member of the International Association of Machinists. Our condolences go out to Brother Arnett's colleagues, friends and family.]
A man died at the Port of Oakland after being crushed by a crane Wednesday morning, a California Division of Occupational Safety and Health spokesman said.
The crane crushed the man at about 9:30 a.m. at Berth 37 of the port, Cal-OSHA spokesman Peter Melton said.
The man, who has not been identified, suffered a crushed chest and head injuries, Melton said. The worker was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, he said.
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