OSHA Cites Grain Bin Operator After Worker Engulfment

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited an Illinois grain bin operator after an employee became trapped in a grain elevator for five hours in February. OSHA on Wednesday said it cited Martinsville-based Littlejohn Grain Inc. for violating federal grain-handling safety standards by allowing workers to enter bins without appropriate protective equipment such as a safety harness or lanyard. Co-workers and first responders worked for hours to remove hundreds of pounds of soybeans in an attempt to pull the injured employee out of the grain bin during the workplace inciden...