I live in an area where grains are a big part of the agricultural industry and I frequently see story lines like [this one here](https://www.kait8.com/2022/11/22/crews-responding-grain-bin-rescue/). What makes these storage units and/or the grain inside them so dangerous?
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A silo is a confined space. All confined spaces have hazards of some type.
A grain silo’s main hazard is dust. This dust is flammable and can explode.
Any material stored in a silo is subject to clogging up when that material is being released from storage. Clogged up silo’s have to be cleaned out by workers and sometimes the grain/material shifts enough to free flow around any workers inside the silo. This happens so quick that the workers can be completely covered up by the grain/material.
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