Man Killed While Working in a Grain Bin

Brady Preston Gronlund represented the estate of a young Iowa man who was killed while vacuuming corn within a storage structure at an Iowa farm. The powerful vacuum he was using came out of his control and due to the enormous amount of corn the vacuum was displacing, the corn began to engulf him. Within moments, the man became completely engulfed and subsequently suffocated. After the deceased man's family recovered a workers compensation claim against his employer, Brady Preston Gronlund brought suit against numerous parties who had additional liability for the worker's death, with claims involving grain handling standards, confined space requirements, and products liability. Defendants included the deceased man's employer, two companies intimately connected with the employer, two individuals who acted as the deceased man's managers, a company hired by the employer to do safety training for its employees, and the manufacturer of the grain vacuum. Brady Preston Gronlund successfully negotiated six-figure settlements with multiple defendants. The total settlement is confidential.

Results: Confidential