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Grain Elevator Explosion Chart
|
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
- "Prevention of Grain Elevator Explosions - An Achievable Goal," U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC, 1979.
- Schoef, Robert, unpublished data released under the Kansas
- United States Department of Agriculture, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Annual Reports to Congress, (2006, 2007, 2008).
Data from 2008-2011
- Industrial Fire World Magazine (2011). Incident logs [Data file].
