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DeBruce Grain Elevator Explosion
On June 8, 1998 at 9:18 AM CST a series of Dust explosion, dust explosions occurred at the DeBruce Grain Elevator near Wichita, Kansas, United States, US, resulting in the deaths of seven workers and trapped ten others. The disaster led to significant changes to safety practices in agriculture in the United States and led to the creation of Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA's Grain Elevator Explosion Investigation Team. Background The DeBruce Grain Elevator was constructed between 1953 and 1955 by Chalmers & Borton for the Garvey Grain Company. It is located approximately southwest of the city of Wichita. At the time of the accident it was the largest grain elevator in the world, being long with a total of 310 grain storage silos (246 circular grain silos and 164 interstice grain silos). Prior to the explosions, the south gallery, the name for the structure above grain silos that features conveyor belts, had just been cleaned, while the north gallery had not. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Time Zone
The North American Central Time Zone (CT) is a time zone in parts of Canada, the United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ..., Mexico, Central America, and a few Caribbean Islands, Caribbean islands. In parts of that zone (20 states in the US, three provinces or territories in Canada, and several border municipalities in Mexico), the Central Time Zone is affected by two time designations yearly: Central Standard Time (CST) is observed from the first Sunday in November to the second Sunday in March. It is UTC−06:00, six hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and designated internationally as UTC−6. From the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November the same areas observe daylight saving time (DST), creating the designation of Central ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
