GRAIN DUST EXPLOSIONS FOR 2003

Ohio Leads the Country with Two

Robert W. Schoeff, Professor Emeritus, Kansas State University and Mavis Rogers, FGIS-USDA, in their annual report, state there were seven dust explosions reported in the U.S. in 2003. This compares with eight in 2002 and a ten-year average of just less than twelve. There were two fatalities and eight injuries. Two of the incidents were in Ohio. Five other states had one incident each, including Iowa, Illinois and Michigan in the corn belt. For a complete copy of the report, contact the Association office at (614) 326-7520 or info@oaba.net .