Chemical Safety Board Urges OSHA to Strengthen Rules for Combustible Dust after Fatal Explosion at Dry Corn Mill
Washington, WI – The Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has emphasized the need for stricter regulations concerning combustible dust following a fatal explosion at the Didion Milling dry corn mill in Cambria, WI. CSB’s final report on the May 2017 incident, which claimed the lives of five workers and injured 14 others, found that the company had neglected to implement necessary safety measures to prevent the explosion. According to CSB investigators, Didion Milling failed to develop …