OSHA inspectors have visited Nebraska Corn Processing LLC in Nebraska one time.
It opened on Feb 23, 2022 on a referral, in Cambridge.
In all, OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 serious.
The penalties, $10,151 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Nebraska Corn Processing LLC averages $10,151 across 1 cited inspection.
Nebraska Corn Processing LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Feb 16, 2022: Two employees are burned by liquid corn mash
At 1:45 p.m. on February 16, 2022, Employee #1, Employee #2 and a coworker were preparing to remove a pump for repairs. Employee #1 was removing the bolts on the pump flange when the pump separated. The hot liquid corn mash was expelled from piping onto Employee #1 and Employee #2. Employee #1 suffered burns to the right ear and cheek and a contusion to right forehead and Employee #2 suffered burns to hands, arms, torso, legs and right foot. Both employees were hospitalized for treatment of their injuries.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Cambridge site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 40 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.7 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
NCP Cambridge
Cambridge · 2024
40
0
0
0.0
0.7
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Feb 16, 2022, Cambridge: Hospitalization · heat (thermal) burns, unspecified · multiple head locations
Three maintenance employees were preparing to remove a pump for repairs. As one of the employees was removing the bolts on the pump flange, the pump separated and hot liquid corn mash was expelled onto the two injured employees. Employee 1 was hospitalized for burns to the right ear and cheek and a forehead contusion. Employee 2 was hospitalized for burns to the hands, arms, legs, torso, and right foot.
Sep 2, 2016, Cambridge: Hospitalization · burns and corrosions, unspecified · upper and lower limb(s)
An employee hooking up the fermenter was sprayed with hot sodium hydroxide when the hose was disconnected. The employee suffered second degree burns to the top of the feet and first degree burns to the right shin, arm and thumb.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i)
(i) Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment;
Other ethyl alcohol manufacturing employers in Nebraska
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
