Preventing Combine Fire Losses
Through Improved Design and Safe Operation
John Shutske, Professor
Funding Source
Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
Objective
- Summarize currently available information related to the
magnitude and frequency of grain combine fire losses throughout
the U.S.
- Engage the insurance and agricultural equipment industries
in cooperative efforts to develop recommendations for more
fire resistant equipment designs, operator safety recommendations,
and fire control equipment selection.
Need or Impact
There is an ongoing need to document the incidence and characteristics
of grain combine fires that cost each affected combine owner
(and his/her insurance company) an estimated $15,182 per reported
fire, with 50-150 such reports per year in the state of Minnesota
alone.
Project Status
We continue to provide ongoing data summaries of machinery
fire incidents and characteristics to insurance companies,
combine owners/operators, and other stakeholders interested
in reducing the financial losses and preventing injuries related
to fires.
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