Smoldering fires in solos. A miracle happened: an FGIS employee was working in the top of the 225 foot headhouse when the explosion occurred.  He was blown out onto the top of the silo above conveyor that comes down to the steel tank in lower left corner of the picture: a 125 foot fall.  When a helicopter was unable to lift him off because of dense black smoke he jumped down onto the 4 foot wide covered conveyor.  He was then helped into a basket and airlifted to a hospital and treated for a broken leg and other injuries.

Schoeff, Robert W.

Smoldering fires in solos. A miracle happened: an FGIS employee was working in the top of the 225 foot headhouse when the explosion occurred. He was blown out onto the top of the silo above conveyor that comes down to the steel tank in lower left corner of the picture: a 125 foot fall. When a helicopter was unable to lift him off because of dense black smoke he jumped down onto the 4 foot wide covered conveyor. He was then helped into a basket and airlifted to a hospital and treated for a broken leg and other injuries.

dc.contributor.author	Schoeff, Robert W.
dc.coverage.spatial	Westwego, Louisiana	en_US
dc.coverage.temporal	1977-12-22	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2010-09-20T22:10:40Z
dc.date.available	2010-09-20T22:10:40Z
dc.date.issued	2010-09-20T22:10:40Z
dc.date.published	1977
dc.description	Morse Department of Special Collections
dc.description.elevatorowner	Continental Grain Company	en_US
dc.description.injuredinexplosion	Injured in explosion: 9	en_US
dc.description.killedinexplosion	Killed in explosion: 36	en_US
dc.format.extent	988x652 pixels	en_US
dc.format.medium	Color photographs	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2097/6081
dc.publisher	Kansas State University. Dept. of Grain Science and Industry	en_US
dc.rights.accessrights	This image cannot be copied or reproduced without the written permission of University Archives, Kansas State University. This image may be freely used for education uses, so long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this image file is permitted without written permission of University Archives, Kansas State University. A high-quality version of this file may be obtained for a fee by contacting University Archives, Kansas State University.	en_US
dc.rightsHolder	Robert W. Schoeff	en_US
dc.standard.bitdepth	8-bit	en_US
dc.standard.compression	Yes	en_US
dc.standard.imagepurpose	Access	en_US
dc.subject.LCSH	Grain dust	en_US
dc.subject.LCSH	Dust explosions--Louisiana--Westwego	en_US
dc.title	Smoldering fires in solos. A miracle happened: an FGIS employee was working in the top of the 225 foot headhouse when the explosion occurred. He was blown out onto the top of the silo above conveyor that comes down to the steel tank in lower left corner of the picture: a 125 foot fall. When a helicopter was unable to lift him off because of dense black smoke he jumped down onto the 4 foot wide covered conveyor. He was then helped into a basket and airlifted to a hospital and treated for a broken leg and other injuries.	en_US
dc.type	Still Image	en_US

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