According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Interstate Commodities for grain handling violations after an employee was fatally engulfed in a grain bin at the company’s Fremont, NE, facility in September 2019, reportsNebraska TV.
The company has been placed in the Severe Violator Enforcement Program and could face up to $228,592 in penalties.
OSHA声称从事州际大宗商品the storage and wholesale trade of agricultural commodities, meaning the company was violating the grain handling standards by allowing the employee to enter the bin without a harness and lifeline.
The company was cited for seven repeat and ten serious safety and health violations.
