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Explosions

Injuries

Fatalities

1976

22

82

22

1977

21

84

65

1978

19

47

7

1979

19

18

2

1980

45

50

10

1981

21

62

13

1982

14

35

11

1983

13

14

0

1984

20

29

9

1985

23

20

4

1986

23

4

2

1987

16

18

0

1988

12

10

8

1989

13

7

2

1990

15

7

0

1991

12

4

1

1992

6

8

1

1993

12

11

2

1994

15

14

1

1995

14

12

1

1996

13

19

1

1997

14

8

1

1998

18

21

7

1999

11

15

0

2000

9

19

1

2001

8

7

1

2002

7

8

1

2003

6

7

2

2004

6

3

0

2005

10

3

1

2006

9

11

1

2007

4

6

0

2008

4

1

0

2009

14

4

0

2010

12

8

0

2011

3

1

7

TOTALS

503

677

184


Data from years 1976 though 2008

  1. "Prevention of Grain Elevator Explosions--An Achievable Goal," U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC, 1979.
  2. Schoef, Robert, unpublished data released under the Kansas
  3. United States Department of Agriculture, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Annual Reports to Congress, (2006, 2007, 2008).

Data from 2008-2011

  1. Industrial Fire World Magazine (2011). Incident logs [Data file].