Key takeways
A known risk. Soybean processing plants have a documented history of explosions because of leaked Hexane, a flammable substance. ADM itself identified in 1997 a scenario similar to what preceded the explosion in September 2023.
Training questions. It’s unclear how much training ADM provided its plant workers. It allowed one employee to complete a complicated procedure from memory, and another employee told OSHA he was unaware of critical safety equipment…