Corn is dangerous

srjones · Nov 21, 2007

Headline:Corn Bin Collapses, Burying Iowa Family

Las Vegas SUN: Corn Bin Collapses, Burying Iowa Family

Thankfully, there were no fatalities.

TrippleT · Nov 21, 2007

I think they are very fortunate that they were not all killed. That is horrible. It is a wonder they didn't suffocate.

Spiveyman · Nov 21, 2007

One more reason to go grass fed!

Although there's probably a story out there of a hay bale falling on a kid somewhere.

Z-Michigan · Nov 21, 2007

That's one incredibly enormous corn bin! I've not seen anything like that.

As for grass fed.... at least the stories about runaway round bales are entertaining!

rogerson · Nov 22, 2007

Why would such a large bin be built so close to a dwelling? Are there no set-back rules?

ccsial · Nov 22, 2007

Spiveyman said:
Although there's probably a story out there of a hay bale falling on a kid somewhere.

Five or six years ago a young farm worker across the road from me was killed by a round hay bail falling. Life is dangerous.

rpoage · Nov 22, 2007

rogerson said:
Why would such a large bin be built so close to a dwelling? Are there no set-back rules?

An almost tragedy to be sure but I'm left wondering the same thought as rogerson. How does this situation occur? Someone was not paying attention in physics when the subject of "Potential energy" was being studied, but then again a lot of people live downstream of dams.

N80 · Nov 23, 2007

Yes, large round bales can be dangerous. I've read a number of accounts of them rolling back off of (improper) FEL attachments and crushing the driver.

Gatorboy · Nov 23, 2007

Well, there goes that project I was going to build next to the house.

QRTRHRS · Nov 23, 2007

Big square bales can be dangerous as well. If memory serves, just last year a young person was killed by a one large bale falling off of another.

It was at a farm that had added some events to entertain the general public though the person who died was a regular hand.