The victim, a melting specialist, was removing a sample of iron from a furnace when he fell into the melting pot which was heated to more than 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
– Caterpillar is being fined $145,000 due to a workplace accident where a new employee was “immediately incinerated” after falling into an 11-foot-deep pot of molten iron, according to theSteven Dierkes, 39, had only been on the job nine days at the Mapleton foundry when he fell into the pot on June 2.
“A worker’s life could have been spared if Caterpillar had made sure required safety protections were in place, a fact that only adds to this tragedy,” said OSHA Regional Administrator Bill Donovan. More than 800 workers are employed at the foundry, which produces engine components used for construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives.
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