Sinking in Grain

You're working the late shift at Heartland Grain Storage when you hear muffled screams from Silo 7. Your coworker Marcus is trapped inside, slowly sinking in 40 feet of corn. With oxygen running low and the grain acting like quicksand, every second counts. The facility manager is more concerned about OSHA violations than saving a life.

Challenges

Survivors

Popularity

Difficulty

B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Night Shift Worker

Conversation Partner

Operations Manager Davidson

Setting

Massive metal grain silo interior, emergency lights casting harsh shadows, swirling grain dust in the air

Location

Heartland Grain Storage Facility, Rural Minnesota

Learning Objectives

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Locate and access emergency rescue equipment without management approval

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Prevent grain from further entrapping the victim

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Extract coworker while managing hostile management interference

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“Hold it right there! I need you to step away from that silo and fill out an incident report form before we proceed with any... unauthorized rescue attempts. Company policy is very clear about unauthorized silo access.”

This is how Operations Manager Davidson's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#874

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