Grain bin entrapment is at a record high this year, according to The Purdue University Agricultural Safety and Health Program. Based on a report, 46 entrapments have been recorded this year, the highest since 1978. Twenty-five of the 46 incidents were fatal. A late harvest last year and poor crop conditions that created moldy and caked grain in bins is partially to blame. Read more.
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