A grain handling company in Columbus, Wisconsin has been hit with $122,500 in proposed penalties for knowingly exposing workers to engulfment dangers in its storage bins and silos, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced on Wednesday.
Because of the allegedly flagrant violations OSHA found at the facility, the workplace safety agency has placed Duffy Grain Inc. in its Severe Violator Enforcement Program.
One of the biggest transgressions OSHA cited the company for was sending workers to clean inside a grain bin while the sweeper auger was in motion, which could ...
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