oh hell, Caterpillar is learning how hell hath no fury like OSHA when you ignored important life saving safety measures, and someone falls into a smelting pot and dies on his 9th day on the job

Dierkes, 39, was only on his ninth day of work when he fell into an 11-foot-deep pot of molten iron heated to over 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit and was killed instantly, the report says.

Authorities now claim that Caterpillar did not install federally required protective restraints or guardrails in the area where Dierkes was working. OSHA charged the company with a willful violated and proposed a fine of $145,027.

Notably, Dierkes’ accident was the second major incident at the Mapleton location in less than 12 months. In December 2021, a 50-year-old worker was killed on the site after a fall from a “significant height,” as reported by the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office.

https://nypost.com/2022/11/10/caterpillar-worker-immediately-incinerated-in-iron-vat-new-details