Date: January 4, 2019
Location: Decatur, Illinois (USA)
Address: 4666 East Faries Parkway, 62526
Type: Dust Explosion
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Grain Processing (Agriculture)
Equipment: Conveyor Belt
Company: Archer Daniels Midland Company
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 centers.
Incident Description:
On January 8, 2019, Feed & Grain reported an explosion at a grain processing plant in Decatur, Illinois.
The explosion occurred at around 8:00 p.m. in the conveyor belt system. No one was injured and the cause remains under investigation. On January 8, WQAD reported that OSHA was investigating this incident and another one at a company-owned facility in Clinton, Iowa.
Previous Incidents:
This facility experienced a dust explosion on November 3, 2018, covered in Firefighters Called to Dust Explosion at Decatur Food Processing Plant.
Sources:
Feed & Grain
WQAD
