Date: August 19, 2018
Location: Rake, Iowa (USA)
Address: 314 North Main Street, 50465
Type: Dust Explosion
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Grain Processing (Agriculture)
Equipment: Grain Elevator
Company: Landus Cooperative
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: Two Injured
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to the company website, Landus Cooperative is an agricultural cooperative headquartered in Ames, Iowa. It is entirely farmer-owned, with approximately 600 full-time workers in 60 communities throughout Iowa and Minnesota and an estimated 7,000 member-owners. Some of its better-known products include AcreEdge™ and SoyPlus®, a high bypass protein soybean meal for dairy herds.
Incident Description:
On August 21, 2018, Powder & Bulk Solids reported a dust explosion and fire at a grain elevator in Rake, Iowa. According to local news resource Star106, two workers were injured. Their injuries were not life-threatening, although one man had to be airlifted to a hospital for treatment. The elevator sustained structural damages, forcing the site to halt grain deliveries.
The state fire marshal’s office is expected to investigate the incident.
OSHA Inspections:
An establishment search showed one OSHA inspection for the Landus Cooperative location in Rake, Iowa. It relates to the dust explosion and fire in this incident.
Sources:
Powder & Bulk Solids
Star106
