Top 10 Articles of 2023 – No. 7: Didion Milling Officials Found Guilty in Deadly Explosion Case

Derrick Clark, Didion Milling’s vice president of operations, was convicted of conspiring to falsify documents, making false Clean Air Act compliance certifications as Didion’s “responsible official,” and obstructing OSHA’s investigation of the explosion at the corn mill by making false and misleading statements during a deposition.

Shawn Mesner, Didion’s former food safety superintendent, was convicted of participating in a fraud conspiracy against Didion Milling’s customers and conspiring to obstruct and mislead OSHA for his role in falsifying sanitation records used at Didion to track the completion of cleanings designed to remove accumulations of corn dust at the mill.

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Didion Milling Officials Found Guilty in Deadly Explosion Case