Caterpillar, the largest manufacturer of construction equipment in the world, is facing a significant fine after the death of a foundry worker in Illinois that occurred in June.
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) claimed Wednesday the death of melting specialist Steven Dierkes was preventable, the New York Post reported Thursday.
The agency detailed the incident in its press release:
On June 2, 2022, a 39-year-old employee of a Mapleton foundry fell and was immediately incinerated in an 11-foot-deep pot of molten iron heated to more than 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. A federal investigation determined that, if required safety guards or fall protection had been installed, the 39-year-old employee’s ninth day on the job might not have been their last.
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Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and…
