OSHA cites United Ethanol for 15 violations after worker fatally engulfed in corn bin at ethanol facility (Grain Bin PRCS & PSM; $140,000)

An ethanol business has been cited for 15 health and safety violations by OSHA after a worker was fatally engulfed in corn inside a grain storage bin on April 19 at the ethanol manufacturing facility. The worker entered the grain bin in an attempt to unclog the floor chute and became engulfed when corn began to flow. The commercial grain bin held about 140,000 bushels of corn at the time of the incident. One willful violation was cited under OSHA’s grain handling regulations for failing to lockout conveyors used to empty grain bins, which exposed the now-deceased worker to the engulfment hazard. Five serious violations of OSHA’s grain handling standards include…

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