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if proper safety guards had been installed, the death could have been avoided, OSHA said.
MAPLETON, Ill. (Gray News) – A Caterpillar employee was “immediately incinerated” when he fell into an 11-foot-deep pot of molten iron heated to more than 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
OSHA said in a news release Wednesday that the death of the 39-year-old employee happened on June 2 at a Caterpillar foundry in central Illinois, which produces cast iron engine components.
It was only the employee’s ninth day on the job.
A federal investigation determined that, if proper safety guards had been installed, the death could have been avoided, OSHA said.
OSHA said in a news release Wednesday that the death of the 39-year-old employee happened on June 2 at a Caterpillar foundry in central Illinois, which produces cast iron engine components.
It was only the employee’s ninth day on the job.
A federal investigation determined that, if proper safety guards had been installed, the death could have been avoided, OSHA said.
https://www.kold.com/2022/11/15/caterpillar-employee-immediately-incinerated-after-falling-into-pot-molten-iron-osha-says/