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Effingham Equity, a farmer-owned cooperative, announced it will be purchasing all grain facilities and assets from Littlejohn Grain Inc., a fifth generation family-owned grain company that has been in business

Cooperative will operate seven facilities with over 21 million bushels of storage

Littlejohn Grain Inc, a US-based grain bin operator located in Illinois, is facing repercussions for violating federal safety standards.

Worker trapped in bin, another’s leg severely injured

The Westfield grain elevator operator was previously cited for a worker being entrapped in a grain bin for five hours in February.

Ohio State and Penn State agriculture experts discuss grain bin and silo safety tips to avoid entrapment and hazardous gases.

A separate, more serious incident remains under investigation.

A 43-year-old employee at a Westfield, Illinois grain elevator found himself trapped for five hours in February 2023 as co-workers and emergency

Littlejohn Grain Inc. is facing $272,957 in proposed penalties as well as citations alleging two willful, 10 serious, and three other-than-serious violations after a worker was trapped in a silo filled with soybeans in Westfield, Ill., the US Labor Department said Wednesday.

Months later, another Illinois employee became trapped and required a foot amputation as a result, officials said.