A total of 100 grain dust explosions occurred during the 10 years 2005-2014 in the United States, resulting in nine fatalities and 96 injuries.

According to the report, there were eight-grain dust explosions in 2020, resulting in zero fatalities and nine injuries. Next-Gen Farming Week #Plant2025 for Success ...

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 ...

There were five grain dust explosions in the U.S. last year, including two that were fatal, according to a Purdue University annual report. Keeping facilities clean of dust and equipment in good ...

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 ...

Dust explosions have plagued the industry for at least a century, almost as long as ADM has existed. In 1919, a Cedar Rapids, Iowa, starch factory blew, killing 43. Five years later, 42 died at a ...

Four workers suffered burns after a grain-dust explosion at an Arizona pet-food plant Sunday. KSAZ reported that one of the workers was in critical condition as a result of the blast at the Nestle ...

A federal jury has convicted two senior employees at a Wisconsin corn plant of falsifying records and obstructing an investigation into a fatal corn dust explosion in 2017, Justice Department ...

The annual summary recording nationwide grain dust bin explosions reported nine incidents in 2022. This compares to seven reported incidents in 2021 and a 10-year average of 7.8 explosions annually.

Under the right conditions, grain dust can ignite just like gunpowder. And we saw that happen here in Corpus Christi on April 7, 1981. That’s when the Corpus Christi Grain Elevator exploded ...

Grain dust is a highly combustible substance and often airborne in handling and processing facilities. Explosions occur when there is a source of ignition, often from small, unintentional sparks ...