Date: October 11, 2021
Location: Westover, Maryland (USA)
Address: 30607 Revells Neck Road, 21871
Type: Potential Dust Explosion
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Poultry Production (Food Processing)
Equipment: Grain Silo
Company: Mountaire Farms
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, Mountaire Farms is a family-owned and operated poultry company headquartered in Millsboro, Delaware. Founded in 1914, the company employs more than 10,000 people. The company’s six feed mills produced 2.8 million metric tons of feed in 2020.
Incident Description:
On October 13, 2021, Feed Strategy reported a grain silo collapse at a poultry facility in Westover, Maryland.
The collapse occurred on October 11. Pictures show a silo collapsed with grain spilled onto the ground, and damage to a nearby building, a tractor-trailer, and other equipment that appears to have been caused by spilled grain.
A spokesperson for the company said that the facility was still closed on October 12 as cleanup continued.
No injuries were reported, but a grain dryer and wet storage tank were damaged.
Sources:
Feed Strategy
