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Operations Receive, Handle, Store,
Process, Ship
Raw Agriculture Commodities
Corn, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Sunflower seeds, Soybeans, Peanuts
Industries Grain mills, Feed mills, Grain
warehousing…Craft Breweries
Grain Handling FacilitiesGrain Handling Facilities
Grain Dust Fires and Explosions Receiving Pits
Inside Bucket Elevator Legs
Dust Accumulations
Hazards in Grain HandlingHazards in Grain Handling
Suffocation Engulfment / Entrapment
“Walking Down” the Grain
Bridging or Buildup Conditions
Hazards in Grain HandlingHazards in Grain Handling
Falls Walls and floor openings
Unguarded catwalks
Platforms
Ladders
Hazards in Grain HandlingHazards in Grain Handling
Machine Hazards Augers
Conveyors
Belts and Pulleys
Hazards in Grain HandlingHazards in Grain Handling
Atmospheric Hazards Mold
Chemical Fumigants
Decaying/Fermenting Silage
Oxygen deprivation
Hazards in Grain HandlingHazards in Grain Handling
BLS Data for Grain and Oilseed Milling (2009) 3,000 recordable injury
cases
4.6 injuries / 100 full-time workers About 1 in 20 full-time workers
have a recordable injury annually
56% of injuries result in days away, job restrictions or transfer
Purdue University Study (2010) 51 Grain Entrapments
12% involved workers under age 16
26 Fatalities 5 under age 16
Injury and Fatality DataInjury and Fatality Data
Inspection Activity for FY 2010 340 Citations
$4.1 Million
Commonly Cited Industries by SIC: 5153: Grain and Field
Beans 4221: Farm Product
Warehousing and Storage 2048: Feed Mills 2041: Grain Mills
Inspection Activity for 1910.272Inspection Activity for 1910.272
Increasing Inspections of Grain Operations 300 inspections in FY 2010
75% had OSHA violations
Publications Notification Letters to
13,000 worksites
Updated Grain Handling Safety and Health Topics webpages
New fact sheet, wallet card
Enforcement Haasbach/Hillsdale Case 3 fatalities, 2 teenager in
entrapment incident $1,352,125 in fines
OSHA UpdateOSHA Update
Administrative Emergency Action Plan
Employee Training
Hot Work Issues Grain Bin Entry Procedures Dust Control Measures Housekeeping
Equipment Requirements
Preventative Maintenance
Effective since 1988 Last amended 1996
Grain Handling Facilities StandardGrain Handling Facilities Standard29 CFR 1910.27229 CFR 1910.272
Objective: Promote compliance with 1910.272 among
Georgia employers.
Topics Covered: Safe Grain Bin Entry Controlling Combustible Dust Hazards in Grain
Handling Other Grain Facility Hazards Program Administration
Course AgendaCourse Agenda
OSHA Grain Handling Safety Page: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/grainhandling/index.html
NIOSH Grain Handling Health Topics: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/agriculture/#grain
Purdue University’s Grain Lab: http://extension.entm.purdue.edu/grainlab/
General ResourcesGeneral Resources
• Birdsong Peanuts
• Mar-Jac Poultry
• Milner Milling
• Swartz Ag
• U.S. Poultry and Egg Association
Special ThanksSpecial Thanks