Help Your Fire Department Win Rescue Tube
Matt Nicol Sponsor Relations Account Executive
Nationwide
614-359-7342
[email protected]
of preventable injuries and deaths associated with
grain handling and storage.
Extremely high crop yields, combined with belownormal temperatures and a wet harvest have farmers,
grain elevators and other grain handlers dealing
with high-moisture corn and beans – and experts
projecting the deadliest year for grain engulfment
since 2010.
In 2010, 59 entrapments were recorded, resulting in
26 deaths – the highest number on record.
It takes only seconds to become helplessly trapped in
flowing or moving grain, which acts like quicksand and
can quickly pull a worker under and cause suffocation.
Accidents in grain bins often result in multiple deaths
when other workers attempt to rescue co-workers and
become trapped as well.
“Every year, we see people needlessly injured and
tragically killed in grain bin accidents that could have
been avoided, says Doug Becker, Director, Nationwide.
“In the wake of this year’s projection, it’s more important
than ever for farm families, rural communities and
industry leaders to come together to help prevent these
tragic accidents from occurring.
Now in its second year, Grain Bin Safety Week
(Feb. 22 – 28, 2015) is an annual observance
dedicated to increasing the awareness of grain bin
hazards and bringing visibility to the safe work
practices and procedures to help reduce the number
Central to this year’s theme is the critical need for
first responders to acquire the specialized rescue training
and equipment needed to rescue someone entrapped
in a grain bin. The chances of surviving an engulfment
are greatly increased if a rescue tube is available to fire
departments nearby.
Nominate Your Fire Department Contest
Contest period: Jan. 1 – May 31, 2015
In conjunction with Grain Bin Safety Week (Feb 22
– 28, 2015), Nationwide has partnered with the National
Education Center for Agricultural Safety (NECAS),
Grain Systems, Inc. (GSI) and KC Supply Co. to
award fire departments with grain bin rescue tubes and
specialized training to help save lives when farmers and
other workers become entrapped in grain bins.
How to enter
Nominations can be submitted one of three ways:
Online: grainbinsafetyweek.com/participate-with-us/
nominate-your-fire-dept
Email: [email protected]
Mail: NECAS, Grain Bin Safety Ag Contest, 8342
NICC Dr., Peosta, IA 52068
To enter, describe how the fire department or
emergency rescue team and rural community would
benefit from receiving grain entrapment training and
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