Lack of oxygen killed a farmer who fell into a silo. He was preparing for the arrival of corn to be placed in the top of the silo. He climbed into the top of the silo, fell into the carbon dioxide atmosphere and never moved. It took several firefighters and ambulance attendants about two hours to remove his body at considerable risk to themselves because the narrow entrance was difficult to negotiate with their air tanks. Although this incident happened on a farm, it is strikingly similar to a kind of incident which occurs in many other industries. Never enter a confined […]