Federal workplace safety inspectors found a Wisconsin animal food producer exposed employees to explosion, fire, and respiratory risks from excessive airborne dust.
OSHA inspected Strauss Feeds LLC in February 2024 after complaints. Poor housekeeping, no dust-hazard evaluations, and lack of engineering controls created serious combustible and respiratory dust hazards. The company also lacked a written respiratory protection programme.
Inspectors cited Strauss Feeds for 19 serious and five other-than-serious violations, with $161,332 in proposed penalties.
