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re: Another bad way to die: Man dies in grain silo
Posted on 9/18/18 at 8:05 pm to theantiquetiger
Posted on 9/18/18 at 8:05 pm to theantiquetiger
Did you hear about the guy that died in the silo? He walked himself to death looking for a corner to piss in.
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Posted on 9/18/18 at 8:05 pm to eScott
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The farmer in the video didn't seem too concerned. Probably should wear some type of safety harness.
Have to twist it
Posted on 9/18/18 at 8:07 pm to theantiquetiger
I knew a kid that got engulfed in grain. Dad was loading his grain cart from the sidetap, then took off for the ethanol plant. Kid was standing on top of a corn shelf and stepped on a spot with an air pocket underneath.
He was wearing a ventilation mask which was the only thing that saved him. He knew it would be over an hour before his dad would be back and realize he got sucked in. Inside the bin it was 120 degrees and he had 500 pounds of weight pushing on his body all directions. He ended up submerged in that grain bin for 5 hours before an emergency crew of 100 people were able to get him out. His heart was beating 200 bpm while in the bin. Doctors were amazed his heart didn’t explode in his chest after several hours.
Yeah, easily one of the worst ways to go. If your lucky you die in a few minutes
He was wearing a ventilation mask which was the only thing that saved him. He knew it would be over an hour before his dad would be back and realize he got sucked in. Inside the bin it was 120 degrees and he had 500 pounds of weight pushing on his body all directions. He ended up submerged in that grain bin for 5 hours before an emergency crew of 100 people were able to get him out. His heart was beating 200 bpm while in the bin. Doctors were amazed his heart didn’t explode in his chest after several hours.
Yeah, easily one of the worst ways to go. If your lucky you die in a few minutes
Posted on 9/18/18 at 8:07 pm to liz18lsu
No. The compacted grain around your torso keeps it from expanding so even if you had a snorkel you'd die
Posted on 9/18/18 at 8:07 pm to theantiquetiger
Or have a ladder on the inside.
Or stick a hollow pipe down in there to breathe...
I think the OT could have came up with some way to save him.
Or stick a hollow pipe down in there to breathe...
I think the OT could have came up with some way to save him.
Posted on 9/18/18 at 8:13 pm to liz18lsu
I was told that the dust is what really gets you first, then coughing, then pass out
Posted on 9/18/18 at 8:14 pm to BurningHeart
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Or have a ladder on the inside.
And just swim in the grain to the ladder?
Posted on 9/18/18 at 8:16 pm to Ed Osteen
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And just swim in the grain to the ladder?
Well how wide is the diameter of this silo? A ladder on all 4 sides, at least 75% chance you would be close enough to reach one.
ETA: Just watched the video... it's pretty damn wide.
Going to take it down to a 15% chance
This post was edited on 9/18/18 at 8:19 pm
Posted on 9/18/18 at 8:18 pm to BurningHeart
It was probably like 30 feet in diameter.....
If not 40 or 50
If not 40 or 50
This post was edited on 9/18/18 at 8:19 pm
Posted on 9/18/18 at 8:18 pm to ForeverEllisHugh
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Why don't they have some sort of emergency mechanism that allows the silo to open up and the grain to flow out onto the ground so the person could be freed
You’d end up deeper in the pile of corn on any sizable bin
Posted on 9/18/18 at 8:22 pm to Iron Lion
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Our batch annealing oven at work has an escape door in the back in case someone gets locked in there. People have been known to drive the forklift in there in the winter and get warm after the oven gets unloaded. If the big hydraulic door malfunctions and closed they could go out the escape door.
A relative suffocated in one of those. He went in to inspect it and they hadn't purged all the argon.
Posted on 9/18/18 at 8:24 pm to ForeverEllisHugh
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Would it not? If it's fine enough to drown in, shouldn't it?
Well one is a solid with mass that doesn’t spread like liquid mass.
The fact that you had to ask that question tells me all I need to know.
Posted on 9/18/18 at 8:25 pm to Upperdecker
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Or they could just attach a grate over the grain level in the silo. That would allow the farmer to work without any risk of falling into the grain
Or he could be wearing a lanyard like he should be
Posted on 9/18/18 at 8:32 pm to Tigerpaw123
[/img] Pretty big silos
Posted on 9/18/18 at 8:40 pm to 91TIGER
Posted on 9/18/18 at 8:41 pm to theantiquetiger
Husband is a farmer -- will not click link. Prayers to the victim and his family/friends.
Posted on 9/18/18 at 8:41 pm to theantiquetiger
What happened? He couldn't find a corner to shite in?
Posted on 9/18/18 at 8:42 pm to theantiquetiger
Posted on 9/18/18 at 8:48 pm to shutterspeed
OSHA requires safety harnesses onsite at grain silos for entry into the silo. The owner may be liable and there are cases where the farmer has been prosecuted. In most of the incidents I have seen the worker was too lazy to wear the harness and cutting corners.
Posted on 9/18/18 at 8:51 pm to ForeverEllisHugh
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It's a human life.
So. We're approaching 7.5 billion of them.
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