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OSHA Inspection: ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO.

Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO. in 4666 E. FARIES PKWY, DECATUR, IL 62525 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 300217452.

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Site address
4666 E. FARIES PKWY
City
DECATUR
State
IL
ZIP
62525
Mailing
P.O. BOX 1470, DECATUR, IL 62525
Inspection type
Accident-driven (A)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
Yes
Union status
Y
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
2041
Employees
150
Ownership type
A
Industry flags
Manufacturing safety.

4 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
May 4, 1998
Abate by
May 7, 1998
Penalty
Initial $7,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical to employee(s)
in that employees were
exposed to the hazards of a fire and/or explosions.  The design of the
dairy feed pellet dryers,
as referenced in  NFPA 61, 6-3.1 1995, Standard of the Prevention of Fires
and Dust Explosions
in Agricultural and Food Products Facilities,  allowed product to
accumulate inside the dryer
creating a condition where spontaneous ignition was likely to occur.
Among other feasible and acceptable methods to correct this hazard would
be to modify the
dairy feed pellet dryers and pelletizing system to prevent accumulation of
product inside the
dairy feed dryers.
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $3500.00
  • — Z (S) $7000.00

1910.36 C01

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
May 4, 1998
Abate by
May 7, 1998
Penalty
Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $7000.00
  • — Z (S) $7000.00

1910.134 B03

Serious Gravity 03 3 instances 3 exposed
Issued
May 4, 1998
Abate by
May 7, 1998
Penalty
Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $2500.00
  • — Z (S) $2500.00

1910.157 D03

Serious Gravity 10 4 instances 1 exposed
Issued
May 4, 1998
Abate by
May 7, 1998
Penalty
Initial $7,000 · Current $5,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $5000.00
  • — Z (S) $7000.00

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