Agriculture company faces $531K fine after Nebraska worker suffocates in grain bin

[Omaha Steve]

Video at link: https://www.wowt.com/2023/03/10/agriculture-company-faces-531k-fine-after-nebraska-worker-suffocates-grain-bin/

By 6 News staff reports
Published: Mar. 10, 2023 at 12:22 PM CST

ROSELAND, Neb. (WOWT) - An OSHA investigation says the death of a northeast Nebraska man did not have to happen.

The 34-year-old man died of suffocation after being engulfed in corn in Roseland while he was attempting to clean out a grain silo in preparation for the fall harvest.

OSHA says that Agri-Service Center Roseland disregarded federal regulations designed to prevent this kind of tragedy. Also, the man’s personal protective equipment was allegedly not adequate for protecting him from the hazard.

The company is now facing a $531,000 fine.

[Stargazer99]

1. It costs profits to provide safe working places-the value system of capitalism

[Stargazer99]

2. That man's life was worth more than the fine-capitalist system stinks