Date: May 5, 2021
Location: Salisbury, Maryland (USA)
Address: 6906 Zion Church Road, 21804
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Grain Processing (Agriculture)
Equipment: Soybean Dryer
Company: Perdue Farms
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, Perdue Farms is a family-run business with operations across the globe. It was established in 1920 and is headquartered in Salisbury, Maryland. It is the parent company of Perdue Foods, which is a major chicken, turkey, and pork processing company and Perdue AgriBusiness, which ranks among the top United States grain companies.
Incident Description:
On May 5, 2021, WBOC reported a fire in a soybean dryer at an agribusiness in Salisbury, Maryland.
According to the Parsonsburg Volunteer Fire Company, the fire started at around 6:40 p.m. It took 58 firefighters from seven fire companies to get it under control. It was finally put out at around 10:00 p.m.
Although one of the soybean dryers was damaged, no injuries were reported.
OSHA Inspections:
An establishment search turned up one OSHA inspection for this location, but it was not flagged for combustible dust.
Sources:
WBOC
