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Company faces criminal charges in teen worker’s death


July 28, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: confined spaces, criminal charges, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, Safety training, Who Got Fined and Why?

A Colorado grain elevator company is scheduled to plead guilty and be sentenced Aug. 5 in connection with the death of a 17-year-old worker who was buried alive in a grain bin in 2009.

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Bizarre accident: Worker dies after being trapped in grain bin


June 3, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Bizarre Accident of the Week, confined spaces, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Teen workers

A 17-year-old worker at a grain elevator in Haswell, CO, was killed after being buried alive in a grain bin.

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