International Nutrition plant collapse caused by overloading storage bins, OSHA says
Source: Omaha World Herald
By Barbara Soderlin
The deadly Jan. 20 collapse of the International Nutrition plant in Omaha was caused by overloaded storage bins, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Monday.
OSHA has proposed penalties of $120,560 and cited the company, a livestock feed supplement manufacturer, with one willful violation, one repeat violation and 11 additional safety violations for what it described as “failing to protect workers from hazards associated with structural collapse.”
“We strongly disagree with their report,” company President Steven Silver said Monday. “They spent six months investigating this whole accident and had no real reason why it happened.”
Silver said the company was not storing any more product than it typically would.
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The scene at the International Nutrition plant on Jan. 20, 2014.
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