Industry Summary
The Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing industry is experiencing greater than average employment growth as of late. In 2014 the government estimated a total of 10,582 workers, then just 12 months later it had climbed to 11,087, an increase of 4.77%. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.
On Monday, October 10th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Inver Grove Heights, MN after learning of an incident at Chs Inc. which had occured on the same day. A 61 year old Truck driver had been killed when the
Accident Date2016-10-10
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 12:00 a.m. on October 10, 2016, an employee was transferring ethanol from storage tanks to a semi-trailer tanker. The ethanol ignitied and the employee was killed from burns.
OSHA investigators arrived in Inver Grove Heights, MN on Monday, October 10th 2016 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Chs Inc. which had occured on the same day. A 61 year old man working as a Truck driver was killed on the job when the
Accident Date2016-10-10
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 12:00 a.m. on October 10, 2016, an employee was transferring ethanol from storage tanks to a semi-trailer tanker. The ethanol ignitied and the employee was killed from burns.
OSHA investigators arrived in Council Bluffs, IA on Monday, October 10th 2016 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy which had occured on the same day. A 61 year old Truck driver had been killed when the employee was burned and killed when ethanol ignited while loa
Accident Date2016-10-10
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 12:00 a.m. on October 10, 2016, an employee was transferring ethanol from st orage tanks to a semi-trailer tanker. The ethanol ignitied and the employee was killed from burns.