Nebraska Safety Course Teaches Teen About Farm Dangers June 12, 2017 By LORI POTTER, Kearney Hub Ten central Nebraska teenagers spent Tuesday and Wednesday on the Buffalo County Fairgrounds listening to classroom presentations, doing hands-on activities,...
Experts Predict Number of Grain Bin Accidents Will Rise December 1, 2014 By NICHOLAS BERGIN, Lincoln Journal Star It took only seconds. Tim Hansen climbed inside the grain bin with a long pole, planning to shove it down...
Grain Bin Accident Survivor Shares Story, Safety Tips March 3, 2014 By JENNIFER WHEELER, Rockford Register Star The odds of living were against Roger Bates when he fell into a grain bin on Jan. 31. The 78-year-old...
Illinois Farm Deaths at Lowest Level in 35 Years September 23, 2013 The number of laborers and others killed in accidents on Illinois farms is falling. The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports that the...
Nebraska Safety Initiative Head Wants to Cut Farm Accidents February 25, 2013 By ART HOVEY Lincoln Journal Star The director of a new safety initiative at the University of Nebraska Medical Center expects its attention to such agricultural...
Nebraska Corn Board Urges Grain Bin Safety July 16, 2012 The Nebraska Corn Board is urging farmers to take precautions when unloading grain bins. KHAS-TV in Hastings reports that the...