MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1996 Oct 4;45(39):837-41.
Suffocation in flowing grain is the most common cause of death associated with grain storage structures in the United States: during 1985-1989, suffocation accounted for 49 grain- and silage-handling-associated fatalities. During 1992-1995, nine persons in Minnesota died in separate incidents from asphyxiation after becoming engulfed in flowing grain within a grain storage structure. The Minnesota Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation program (FACE), a program sponsored by CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), was notified of the incidents by the state Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MN-OSHA), Minnesota Extension Services, and a newspaper clipping service. This report describes the investigation of three of these incidents by FACE, summarizes surveillance for grain bin suffocations during 1992-1995, and provides recommendations to prevent suffocations associated with grain storage bins.
在美国，流动谷物造成的窒息是与谷物储存结构相关的最常见死亡原因：1985年至1989年期间，窒息导致了49起与谷物和青贮饲料处理相关的死亡事故。1992年至1995年期间，明尼苏达州有9人在谷物储存结构内被流动谷物吞没后因窒息在不同事件中死亡。明尼苏达州死亡评估与控制评估项目（FACE）是由美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）的国家职业安全与健康研究所（NIOSH）赞助的一个项目，该项目通过州职业安全与健康管理局（MN - OSHA）、明尼苏达大学推广服务部以及一家剪报服务机构得知了这些事件。本报告描述了FACE对其中三起事件的调查情况，总结了1992年至1995年期间对谷仓窒息事故的监测情况，并提出了预防与谷物储存仓相关窒息事故的建议。
