QUINCY, ILLINOIS—
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Non-passenger struck by rail vehicle · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Archer Daniels Midland Company, 2701 Refinery Road, QUINCY, ILLINOIS 62305 on — Fractures , affecting the Forearm(s).
Final narrative
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.
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