/tags/series-buried-in-grain Series: Buried In Grain en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 19:10:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-06-07/grain-deaths-fall-in-2012-but-industry-share-grows A new report from grain safety researchers at Purdue University says eight people died while trapped in grain last year. Fri, 07 Jun 2013 19:10:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-06-07/grain-deaths-fall-in-2012-but-industry-share-grows Howard Berkes /npr-news/2013-03-29/new-federal-scrutiny-in-wake-of-npr-grain-bin-reports Officials say the Department of Justice is reconsidering criminal charges in an incident that killed two teenagers. Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:24:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-03-29/new-federal-scrutiny-in-wake-of-npr-grain-bin-reports Howard Berkes /business/2013-03-29/finding-fault-after-grain-elevator-explosions When the Bartlett Grain Co. elevator exploded in Atchison, Kansas in October 2011, the town’s 11,000 residents knew it immediately. People who live miles… Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:00:00 GMT /business/2013-03-29/finding-fault-after-grain-elevator-explosions Harvest Public Media /npr-news/2013-03-23/fines-slashed-in-grain-bin-entrapment-deaths The persistence of grain bin entrapments and a horrific 2010 incident expose weaknesses in worker safety laws and enforcement. An NPR and Center for Public Integrity analysis has found that among 179 deaths since 1984, fines were reduced 60 percent of the time. Sun, 24 Mar 2013 04:01:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-03-23/fines-slashed-in-grain-bin-entrapment-deaths Howard Berkes, Jim Morris /2013-03-23/should-grain-bins-on-farms-be-regulated-too When it comes to regulating worker safety for grain bins, OSHA only oversees the commercial industry. There's debate on whether that should also extend to private farms. Sun, 24 Mar 2013 04:01:00 GMT /2013-03-23/should-grain-bins-on-farms-be-regulated-too Howard Berkes, Jim Morris