OSHA has inspected Sun AG, Inc. 2 times in Illinois since 2013.
The latest one began on May 23, 2019 on a referral, in Deer Creek.
Those inspections ended with 3 citation items: 1 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $16,830 and now stand at $7,956, 53% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for farming, fishing and forestry employers since 2015 is $1,440, and Sun AG, Inc. averages $7,956 (1 cited inspection).
Sun AG, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 344032438 OPENED MAY 23, 2019Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 20 employees at the site · Closed Oct 18, 2019
Intersection Of Lakeland Road And Dee-mac Road, Deer Creek, IL 61733 · Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on May 15, 2019: Employee suffers amputation, shock from overhead powerlines
At 12:30 p.m. on May 15, 2019, an employee was transferring liquid pesticide from a tank (tender) truck to an AGCO Corporation Terra-Gator Model TG9300B agricultural spray vehicle. The Terra-Gator is equipped with two 60 to 80 feet (extended) hydraulically controlled spray applicator booms and was positioned approximately 20 to 30 feet from an energized overhead electrical transmission lines. The employee had extended the booms into position for field application when he observed an electrical arc between the tip of the left boom and electrical line. Electricity transmitted through the Terra-Gator to the employee as he was connecting the transfer hose to the spray vehicle. The employee sustained an electrical shock and suffered multiple amputations including below the left hand, right leg below the knee and most of the toes on the left foot requiring hospitalization.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $6,630 | $4,641 | Aug 9, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $6,630 | $3,315 | Aug 9, 2019 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the El Paso site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 35 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.3 for its industry.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
May 15, 2019, Deer Creek: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · forearm(s)
The injured employee transported chemicals to a field location. A second employee was operating an applicator and drove up to receive the chemicals. The injured employee hooked up the hoses to the applicator. The applicator dropped the spraying arms down and they contacted a power line. The injured employee was shocked and hospitalized for burns to a hand and foot and amputation of the lower left arm.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
