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Killed instantly. At least he probably didn't have time to feel much pain.
“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 “
Investigators with OSHA found that the foundry regularly exposed employees to unprotected fall hazards as they worked close to deep containers of molten iron.
Federal safety regulations require employers to install guardrails or covers to protect workers from falling into dangerous equipment.
Gee, ya think? Such a simple thing as a guardrail, but the employer was too cheap to install any. Unbelievable. Horrible. And for routinely exposing employees to high risk, and now--causing a death, they're only getting a slap on the wrist: a $147,000 fine. Wait until the family of the deceased launches a wrongful death suit. Hopefully it will amount to more than a slap on the wrist.
Gee, ya think? Such a simple thing as a guardrail, but the employer was too cheap to install any. Unbelievable. Horrible. And for routinely exposing employees to high risk, and now--causing a death, they're only getting a slap on the wrist: a $147,000 fine. Wait until the family of the deceased launches a wrongful death suit. Hopefully it will amount to more than a slap on the wrist.
This was my thought. I saw this story earlier and as I read it and saw how hard OSHA is trying to blame the company....I wondered why OSHA hasn't inspected the plant and ensured they were complying?
There are two to blame here, Caterpillar and OSHA.
This was my thought. I saw this story earlier and as I read it and saw how hard OSHA is trying to blame the company....I wondered why OSHA hasn't inspected the plant and ensured they were complying?
There are two to blame here, Caterpillar and OSHA.
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This was my thought. I saw this story earlier and as I read it and saw how hard OSHA is trying to blame the company....I wondered why OSHA hasn't inspected the plant and ensured they were complying?
There are two to blame here, Caterpillar and OSHA.
I'm surprised their insurance company didn't pick up on this.
This was my thought. I saw this story earlier and as I read it and saw how hard OSHA is trying to blame the company....I wondered why OSHA hasn't inspected the plant and ensured they were complying?
There are two to blame here, Caterpillar and OSHA.
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Good point. More info needed.
Oh, come on.
OSHA has fewer than 1,900 inspectors and they're responsible for the health and safety of 130,000,000 workers at 8,000,000 worksites. That's eight million worksites. Exactly how are they supposed to inspect all those worksites for safety violations? That works out to 1 inspector for every 4,300 worksites. If every inspector in the agency inspected a job site each and every workday, it would take over 16 years to inspect every place once. And it would be 16 years between inspections.
OSHA make rules that employers are expected to follow. And they make spot checks to see if they are. But it is the employer who bears ultimate responsibility for ensuring that safety rules for their company are enacted and enforced.
Killed instantly. At least he probably didn't have time to feel much pain.
“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 “
Cremation takes place in a specially designed furnace, referred to as a cremation chamber or retort, and exposed to extreme temperatures – up to 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit – leaving behind only ashes.
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