CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Archer Daniels Midland Company, 1300 W. Carroll, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60607 on — Fractures, affecting the skull.
Final narrative
An employee was riding a mill elevator when it got stuck between the third and fourth floor with the doors in the open position. The employee was found at the bottom of the elevator shaft with a skull fracture.
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On April 27, 2025, employees were performing a railcar switch. When the train began to shift back, the injured employee's right arm got crushed between the knuckles of two railcars. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their forearm.
DECATUR, ILLINOIS—
Archer Daniels Midland Company
On January 8, 2023, at approximately 2:20 AM, an employee was accessing a drag conveyor when his right hand contacted the running conveyor. He sustained amputation of his right index and middle fingers.
VELVA, NORTH DAKOTA—
Archer Daniels Midland Company
On August 7, 2022, at about 12:30 PM, an employee was working to open a gate at the bottom of a railcar when they were struck in the face with a metal prybar. This resulted in a laceration below the right eye, and an injury to the right eye that required surgery and hospitalization.
DECATUR, ILLINOIS—
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
On August 30, 2021, an employee was opening the door to a pallet magazine while operating a forklift. As the employee backed up the forklift, the employee's fingers were pinched between its frame and the magazine door. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation.
VALDOSTA, GEORGIA—
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY
An employee was on the ground by a railcar attempting to unplug an oil line to allow the oil to flow from the railcar to a tank in the facility. Oil splashed out of the top of the railcar and landed on the employee causing burns to the top of the employee's shoulders.
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