Date: January 7, 2022
Location: Toledo, Ohio (USA)
Address: 1306 Miami Street, 43605
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Grain Processing (Agriculture)
Equipment: Grain Dryer
Company: Archer Daniels Midland
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to the company website, ADM is a leading agricultural processor and food ingredient providers, with an estimated 31,000 employees serving customers in over 170 countries. It was founded in 1902 in Minneapolis as Daniels Linseed Co. and became Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) in 1923. Today, its holdings include 500 crop procurement locations, 270 food and feed ingredient manufacturing facilities, and 44 innovation centres.
Incident Description:
On January 7, 2022, ABC 13 reported a fire at an agricultural facility in Toledo, Ohio.
The fire started just before 9:00 a.m. Toledo Fire and Rescue crews saw smoke coming from a grain dryer’s vertical compartment. A company representative told firefighters there were approximately 3,500 bushels of grain in the compartment where the fire started.
When the compartment at the bottom of the dryer was evacuated, the fire was put out. Fire crews determined that the fire was accidentally sparked during the drying process.
The scene was cleared just after 10:00 a.m. No injuries were reported.
OSHA Inspections:
An establishment search turned up three OSHA inspections for this location, two of which were flagged for combustible dust.
Sources:
ABC 13
