Dale Hildebrant Farm & Ranch Guide
In 2010, 51 workers were engulfed by grain stored in bins and 26 died, the highest number on record, according to a report issued by Purdue University. But a company in Leola, S.D, has a goal to bring that number to zero with a device they have designed called the Bin Bot.
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