VIDEO: As spring approaches one Quad City fire department is prepared for an increase in agricultural-related incidents.
Officials with the Burlington Fire Department tend to see a rise in events like grain bin rescues during the fall and spring seasons.
Since, the 1970s, Purdue University has kept track of statistics about agricultural injuries and fatalities.
In 2021, Illinois saw 5 grain bin entrapments the most in the whole country.
Meanwhile, Iowa led the country with 8 agricultural confined space entrapments. Those incidents include all facilities like grain bins or waste storage.
Most recently a farmer in DeWitt died in a grain bin entrapment last week.
The United States saw 23 ag workers lose their lives in confined spaces in 2021.