Nationwide Mutual Insurance - Archive GBSW2020
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2026
February
12,
2026
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10:36 AM
America/New_York
Grain bin entrapments continue to pose very serious dangers to farm workers across rural America. New USDA data shows 2025/26 was a record year for corn production, with more than 17 billion bushels harvested nationally. At the same time, corn …
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2025
October
29,
2025
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05:50 AM
America/New_York
When grain bin entrapments happen, seconds matter. On back-to-back days this summer, emergency calls in Illinois and Minnesota turned into life-or-death moments for trapped farmers – both ending in successful rescues. The outcomes were made possible …
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September
02,
2025
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12:40 PM
America/New_York
On back-to-back days this July, emergency calls in Illinois and Minnesota prompted urgent rescue efforts by local fire departments. In both cases individuals faced life-threatening danger, but the first responders were ready when it mattered most. …
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February
04,
2025
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11:30 AM
America/New_York
As the leading cause of agricultural confined space-related incidents, grain bin entrapments continue to pose very serious dangers to farm workers across rural America. In just four seconds, an adult can sink knee-deep in flowing grain. To raise …
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2024
October
24,
2024
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09:00 AM
America/New_York
Rural communities continue to face hazards associated with working in and around grain structures, as grain entrapments are the leading cause of confined space-relate injuries and deaths.1 To help prevent tragic accidents, Nationwide and its …
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February
08,
2024
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09:00 AM
America/New_York
On Jan. 1, 2024, an individual became engulfed in a grain bin in Indiana. Three days later, two more individuals were trapped in Arkansas. These cases highlight growing numbers of grain entrapment cases across the nation, up nearly 45% since 2021. …
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2023
November
08,
2023
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10:00 AM
America/New_York
Rural communities continue to face hazards associated with working in and around grain structures. In 2022 alone, there were at least 42 grain entrapments – the highest number in over a decade – resulting in 15 fatalities1. To help prevent tragic …
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June
22,
2023
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09:00 AM
America/New_York
In March 2023, Fire Chief Andy Mason and his team of first responders with the Wilmington Fire Department were dispatched to a nearby farm for a grain bin entrapment in Sabina, Ohio.“It was about 11:30 in the morning and we got a call that he was …
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February
15,
2023
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09:30 AM
America/New_York
Grain bins serve a critical role in agriculture, providing secure storage and protection for large quantities of grain before it’s sold or processed. However, these structures also pose very serious and threatening dangers to workers if proper …
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2022
June
21,
2022
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08:58 AM
America/New_York
Grain bin accidents send shockwaves through rural communities as farmers and grain handlers know all too well how quickly entering a grain bin can turn deadly. To help prevent these accidents that result in dozens of lives lost each year, Nationwide …
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2021
October
28,
2021
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08:50 AM
America/New_York
On July 28, 2021, the Goodland Fire Department in Northwest Kansas responded to a call for help rescuing an agricultural worker who’d been engulfed up to his chest in a grain bin for more than an hour.Utilizing the department’s grain rescue tube and …
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July
23,
2021
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10:31 AM
America/New_York
For Jerome Township Division of Fire Chief Doug Stewart, grain bins are a common site across the Union County, Ohio landscape.“We cover a 55 square mile area and have nearly 100 farms that house grain in silos,” said Chief Stewart.People drive by …
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June
22,
2021
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10:00 AM
America/New_York
Des Moines, IA – As farmers tend to their crops this season, Nationwide, the country’s no. 1 insurer of farms and ranches1, is taking steps to help prevent grain entrapment deaths in rural America. In partnership with the …
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February
16,
2021
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10:00 AM
America/New_York
Des Moines, IA – Though the hazards of entering a grain bin are well-known, farmers and agricultural professionals often underestimate them until it’s too late. It only takes seconds, or a simple mistake, for an adult to sink in the …
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2020
June
19,
2020
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09:00 AM
America/New_York
Des Moines, IA - Every year, thousands of farmers and commercial grain handlers risk their lives by entering grain bins to remove clumped or rotted grain. As rural communities have come to know all too well, an accident in a grain bin can quickly …
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February
14,
2020
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09:15 AM
America/New_York
Des Moines, IA - Each year, thousands of farmers are exposed to the life-threatening hazards associated with entering grain bins to remove rotting or clumped grain. In just a few seconds, an adult can sink waist-deep in the quicksand-like …
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February
13,
2020
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13:31 PM
America/New_York
Joey Greibrok, a third-generation farmer, is more aware than ever of the dangers of emptying and cleaning grain bins. In August 2017, Greibrok, his father, and uncles gathered at the family farm to perform this annual process.
Depending on the …
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