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US’ OSHA investigates worker death at Poet Biorefining’s South Dakota ethanol plant

US federal workplace safety officials are investigating a fatal fire at a South Dakota ethanol plant, according a report in the Argus Leader.

One person was killed and another person was injured in the fire which occurred on 6 May, 2016, at a Poet biorefining plant based in the US Midwestern state.

According to the media report, the cause of the fire has not been determined, but the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) says the worker who died was welding inside a tank at the time.

The welder was flown to a Minnesota burn hospital where he died. The other worker was treated at a hospital and released, according to the report.

The Argus Leader newspaper reports that both contractors were employed by Bismarck, North Dakota-based construction specialist Bilfinger Westcon Industries.

According to the news channel, Poet Biorefining issued a statement expressing condolences to family, friends and co-workers.





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