In 2019, NIOSH says 410 farmers and farm workers died from work-related injuries. This means the fatality rate within the occupation is 19.4 deaths per 100,000 workers.
Last Thursday, the Cedar Rapids Fire Department was called to a farm after a man was trapped in a 7,000-bushel grain bin. Darrell Benish, who was rescued from the bin says he was trying to push the auger with his foot when he slipped