September 4, 2012 by Fred Hosier
A Kansas grain company faces a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the families of four men who were among six killed when a grain silo exploded in October 2011.
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Tags: Bartlett Grain, grain dust explosion, grain silo explosion, wrongful death lawsuit
April 18, 2012 by Fred Hosier
“Disregard for the law” is how Labor Secretary Hilda Solis describes the events that led to a grain explosion that killed six workers and left two others seriously injured. Now OSHA has decided on the penalties for two companies involved in the incident.
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Tags: Bartlett Grain, dust accumulation, fatal grain explosion
November 4, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Several OSHA investigators have been interviewing plant workers to find out what caused a grain elevator in Atchison, KS, to explode. The explosion killed six workers.
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Tags: Bartlett Grain, grain elevator explosion, Grain Handling Facilities Standard
