A bulk materials bag full of split black beans, weighing about a ton, killed a grain elevator worker when it fell onto him. The victim died after becoming pinned against a retaining wall. What happened? Investigators determined that several of the large bags had been stacked one on top of the other in two rows. The outside edges of the bottom row were not supported and the bags were not tied shut. The victim was crushed as he was trying to open a sliding door that allowed mobile equipment access to the storage area. One of the bags started to tilt and began […]
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