Suffocations in grain bins - Minnesota, 1992-1995

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Oct 4, 1996

(*) Minnesota is one of 14 (Alaska, California, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, Wisconsin, and Wyoming) that receive funding from NIOSH for state FACE programs.

[dagger] A large, corkscrew-like device used to move dry materials.

[subsection] Data collected through NTOF surveillance include injury-related deaths of workers aged [greater than or equal to]16 years that are clearly identified as being work-related on death certificates. CFOI data are derived from a multisource, nationwide reporting system begun in 1992.

[paragraph] Some grains, such as flax and millet, cannot support a person even when not flowing.

References

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