2024 Summary of U.S. Agricultural Confined Space-related Injuries and Fatalities The 2024 Summary of U.S. Agricultural Confined Space-related Injuries and Fatalities provides an annual analysis of ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University’s Agricultural Safety and Health Program has released the 2023 Summary of U.S. Agricultural Confined Space-related Injuries and Fatalities ahead of National ...

Sheldon says, “As shown in the annual summary, incidents involving confined spaces in agriculture continue to result in a significant number of injuries and fatalities in agricultural workplaces ...

The good news is that those standards make a significant difference. In 1991, OSHA estimated that confined space accidents caused approximately 174 fatalities a year. A recent study released by ...

Across the nation, companies have been cited following fatalities in confined spaces in recent years. In June 2022, two workers died in Arkansas when they climbed into a newly installed sewer manhole ...

Confined spaces are unique work areas that are enclosed or partially enclosed, and special procedures must be followed for any work inside them due to their potential hazards. Examples include vaults, ...

The good news is that those standards make a significant difference. In 1991, OSHA estimated that confined space accidents caused approximately 174 fatalities a year. A recent study released by ...