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Inspections at grain elevators focus on explosions not collapses
Iowa inspectors largely ignore bin stability while 650 elevators remain under safety review. Officials acknowledge structural concerns as Durant and Mount Ayr collapse killed three. Limited inspectors and lack of engineering standards leave a gap in ensuring storage-bin integrity.
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al Swegle
Azette Farm
Iowa
Durant
Mount Ayr
Larry van Fossen
Ames
Iowa State University Extension
the Gazette
van Fossen
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Iowa Agriculture
Bob Lounsberry
Iowa Division of Labor
Mary Bryant
Bryant
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Cook
Treimer