ADM sued for alleged misconduct, lack of safety inspections after explosion hurt US worker

Oct 18, 2024 at 10:39 AM CST
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co (ADM.N), intentionally failed to test and maintain safety systems on its grain equipment for years, which contributed to an explosion that immolated a worker and put him in a coma last year, according to a lawsuit filed against the company. The explosion was part of a string of safety incidents at ADM facilities in Decatur, Illinois, site of the global grain trader's North American headquarters. ADM on Thursday declined to comment on the lawsuit. The company's shares have been under pressure this year from a global glut of grain supplies, and it is also facing U.S. government investigations related to accounting irregularities. The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday in Macon County Circuit Court in Illinois, alleges that worker Antonio McElrath was in a Decatur facility known as the West Plant in April 2023 when a supervisor told him to shut down a grain "leg" tube that started smoking.

Oct 18, 2024 at 10:39 AM CST

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co (ADM.N), intentionally failed to test and maintain safety systems on its grain equipment for years, which contributed to an explosion that immolated a worker and put him in a coma last year, according to a lawsuit filed against the company.

The explosion was part of a string of safety incidents at ADM facilities in Decatur, Illinois, site of the global grain trader's North American headquarters.

ADM on Thursday declined to comment on the lawsuit.

The company's shares have been under pressure this year from a global glut of grain supplies, and it is also facing U.S. government investigations related to accounting irregularities.

The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday in Macon County Circuit Court in Illinois, alleges that worker Antonio McElrath was in a Decatur facility known as the West Plant in April 2023 when a supervisor told him to shut down a grain "leg" tube that started smoking.