Two Texas grain handling facilities were cited this week by OSHA for exposing employees to dangerous conditions. At one of them, a worker was engulfed while emptying grain from a storage bin. "The employee was rescued due to the exceptional efforts of the Corpus Christi Fire Department," according to a statement by the agency.
The Corpus Christi Grain Co., which employes about 25 workers, was hit with six willful and 20 serious violations following the investigation that was opened after the worker entrapment. Proposed penalties total $258,900.