While the new worker was on his probationary period for training, he was fired for reporting a part that fell out of a fixture, causing him a minor injury. An OSHA investigation found "the foundry routinely exposed employees to unprotected fall hazards" while they worked within 4 feet of containers of molten iron. FILE: Construction machines of Caterpillar Inc. (Gen Yuhe/VCG via Getty Images / Getty Images). The safety of our employees, contractors and visitors is our top priority.. Tata Steel has been fined 500,000 after a Port Talbot worker was fatally injured after a fall into molten waste. The report stated, At 4:47 am on November 1, 2017, an employee walked down an automated crane aisle to check a crane that he believed had faulted. Steven Dierkes, 39, from Peoria, who was working alongside a crucible at iron-melting factory. Federal safety regulations require employers to install guardrails and restraint systems to protect workers from falls into dangerous equipment like Dierkes suffered. The company would "continue to engage with OSHA to seek an appropriate resolution to its review," the spokesperson added. They dropped a 10-ton hook and block from an overhead gantry crane on a man during the strike, he said of the first fatality decades ago. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Caitlyn Jenners mom Esther slams Kardashians show as senseless, Major update in case of Purple Heart recipient, 45, who faked his death at sea, Dad who slit daughters throat after raping & sexually torturing her, Girl, 17, gang-raped in car by five men who offered her a ride after a party. TESLA'S TEXAS GIGAFACTORY FACES MORE COMPLAINTS OF ALLEGED LABOR VIOLATIONS, "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," OSHA Regional Administrator Bill Donovan in Chicago said in a statement. On Dec. 17, 1997, while working at Steel Dynamics in Butler, Miller fell into a 5-foot-deep vat of 950-degree zinc. Those injuries are still happening.. PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) WMBD/WYZZ is following up on a report of a Liberty Steel worker falling into a vat of acid in Peoria Monday. As a leek [a term for individual stock investors in China] like him, I sympathize with him, one person said. An Illinois man died instantly after he allegedly fell into a vat of molten iron in early June. Wang Long . The incident took place at the Caterpillar foundry in Mapleton, the Peoria County coroner told the Peoria Journal Star. All rights reserved. His co-workers said he had been trading stocks and futures for a long time. Our thoughts are with this employees family, friends and colleagues. A 39-year-old employee on their ninth day of work at a Caterpillar foundry in Illinois fell into a melting pot of iron "and was immediately incinerated," authorities said. "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 in Chicago. Steven Dierkes, 39, was left with half his body lying on . Shocking video captured the moment a despondent steel factory worker in China took his own life by jumping into a blast furnace after reportedly losing just over $9,000 in the stock market. . Kevin Downey, 49, fell five years after being hailed a hero for his actions after . Ive got girls in high school. Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined the foundry routinely exposed employees to unprotected fall hazards as they worked within four feet of deep ceramic containers of super-heated molten iron, OSHA said in a statement. The company was established in 1867 in the Nicetown area of Germantown, Philadelphia by William Butcher. Presumably the company would have their whitewash mixed by then, he added. The Midvale Steel Company manufactured steel parts for the railroad and the armaments industries. Another Caterpillar worker moved his wife and eight children from Oklahoma to find work at the Mapleton facility. A worker at a Caterpillar foundry died instantly after he fell into a crucible at the Illinois worksite, officials say, according to media reports. A man was killed instantly at work after tripping and falling into a vat of molten iron which was almost 1,500C. They proposed a fine of $145,027 for foundry operator Caterpillar. The employee was hospitalized with multiple fractures and body trauma., In July 2017, Caterpillar was fined $5,079 for an incident in which a worker sustained six broken ribs. "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's regional administrator Bill Donovan in Chicago. We naturally grew up together. By clicking Sign up, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider Caterpillar has 15 business days from the time of OSHAs citation to either comply, request an informal conference with OSHAs area director to discuss the matter further or contest the findings and citation in front of the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. I dont know what time it happened but by 10:20 a.m. the entire facility was sent home, the worker said. A 39-year-old worker on just his ninth day on the job at a Caterpillar-operated foundry in Mapleton, Illinois, died after falling into a vat of molten iron. Following Adams incident, Caterpillar released a statement toNBC Chicagosaying an investigation was underway and the company was deeply saddened., The company said: Our thoughts are with the workers family, friends and colleagues., The Mapleton Foundry is described onCaterpillars websiteas one of the largest in the United States., Caterpillar explains: It can melt up to 1,000 tons of iron each day to produce finished castings ranging from 15lb liners to 22,000lb cylinder blocks.. A father-of-three died when he fell into a vat of molten iron, a coroner has said. IRVING, Texas A Caterpillar Inc. employee is dead after he fell into a pot full of molten iron heated to more than 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. One worker who suffered an injury after falling over a trip hazard was fired by the company. Another employee claimed on social media that Dierkes had only been there for five days and didnt have sufficient training to be on the iron floor, according to WSWS. Steven Dierkes, 39, from Peoria, who was working alongside a crucible at iron-melting factory Caterpillar Mapleton Foundry died due to an occupational accident last Thursday, Peoria County Sheriffs Office Captain Chris Watkins said. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. The report noted: An employee was repairing a broken chain on an overhead conveyor system. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. 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 employees ninth day on the job. We were into professional wrestling, so every Friday night, wed get together with friends and wed try wrestling moves on each other. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration sent investigators to the Mapleton foundry after an employee fell to his death on June 2, the agency said in a news release. Sign up for our newsletter for the latest tech news and scoops delivered daily to your inbox. Swiss man survives after falling into molten aluminium The 25-year-old electrician fell through a trapdoor into a vat of burning hot metal, but somehow managed to pull himself out and is now being treated for his burns in hospital. Dierkes death remains under investigation by the Peoria County Coroners office, the Sheriffs Office, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Steven Dierkes, of Peoria, Illinois, was. It was told to the members in a factory meeting. A 39-year-old Caterpillar worker, Steven Dierkes, died instantly last Thursday after falling into a molten iron crucible at the companys Mapleton, Illinois foundry. the sellout of Caterpillar workers by the UAW, Sellout at Arconic: The latest showdown between workers and the unions, The UAW betrayal at Caterpillar and the case for rank-and-file committees, US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports 5,333 workers died on the job in 2019, or one every 99 minutes, As workers mourn death of Sterling Stamping worker Terry Garr, few facts made public. A HERO blast furnace worker who rescued colleagues in the 2001 explosion at the Port Talbot steelworks died from burns after falling into a molten slag channel at the plant five . Dierkes was only on the ninth day of his new job when he died. It added that he would have done anything for anyone with no expectation of anything in return. 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Police said they believe he took his life because he had a high level of loan debt after reportedly losing over 60,000 yuan about $9,130 in the stock market. Caterpillar employee immediately incinerated after falling into pot of molten iron, OSHA says, Parent volunteer charged in alleged relationship with a minor, California board denies parole for RFK killer Sirhan Sirhan, Manager shot, killed at Hobby Lobby warehouse. We feel deeply sorry for his death. It is believed Adams stepped off a ladder before falling through a hole in the floor. Mr. Tiller, who had just finished on the shift that ended at 7 a.m., heard the fire alarm. He was taking a sample of iron for the met lab and apparently just tripped, a worker who spoke on the condition of anonymity told the World Socialist Web Site (WSWS). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), part of the Department of Labor, determined that the foundry routinely exposed employees to unprotected fall hazards, even though they worked less than four feet from deep ceramic containers of molten iron that were heated to more than 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. I received a text from my boss early evening last night that we were not to return to work until Monday. International Committee of the Fourth International. We won't get into all the gory details . He and his family are in all of our thoughts and prayers. The death of the worker has gone unacknowledged by the UAW International so far. In articles which talked about the video that time, the man was identified as an Armenian steel worker named Arkady . 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. "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," expressed OSHA Regional Administrator Bill Donovan in Chicago. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way, Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Federal safety regulations require employers to install guardrails or covers to protect workers from falling into dangerous equipment. Federal safety regulations require employers to install guardrails and restraint systems to protect workers from falls into dangerous equipment like Dierkes suffered. Federal investigators say inadequate safety protections may be to blame for the worker's death. By Michael Curzon. "Caterpillar's failure to meet its legal responsibilities to ensure the safety and health of workers leaves this worker's family, friends and co-workers to grieve needlessly," said OSHA Area Director Christine Zortman in Peoria, Illinois. He had allegedly lost more than 60,000 yuan (S$12,281) on Mar. Whose leak is it anyway? The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) broke the news Wednesday, revealing it was only the 39-year-old's ninth day on the job. A father-of-three was killed instantly at work following an accident involving molten iron at almost 1,500C. "Caterpillar's failure to meet its legal responsibilities to ensure the safety and health of workers leaves this worker's family, friends and co-workers to grieve needlessly," said OSHA Area Director Christine Zortman in Peoria, Illinois. Steven Dierkes, 39, was working near a crucible . Steven's family remembered him as a 'teddy bear of a man' who 'adored' his daughters. 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