Grain Company Cited for Leg Amputation

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Tuesday that it cited an Illinois grain company after a worker suffered a partial leg amputation this summer.   OSHA cited Westfield-based Littlejohn Grain Inc. for two willful violations and one serious violation, and proposed $115,855 in penalties following the July incident, in which the employee was seriously injured inside a grain bin. Investigators determined that the company failed to de-energize and lock out an auger before allowing the worker to enter the grain bin. The company also failed to test the bin for oxyg...