evince (11-12-2022), Guno צְבִי (11-12-2022), ThatOwlWoman (11-12-2022)
I hope his family sues too, there were no guardrails or restraint systems to protect workers from falling. A horrible way to die too?!!
When this happen in the old steel foundry's, they would pour out the molten metal, as in not use it.
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.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigated the June 2 fatality and found that the worker’s death could have been prevented, according to a Nov. 9 news release.
The melting specialist was removing an iron sample from a furnace when they fell into the pot of iron heated to over 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, authorities said. The worker was employed at Caterpillar’s Mapleton foundry.
“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 said in the release.
“Producing more than 150,000 tons each year, Caterpillar’s foundry is one of the nation’s largest and they should be acutely aware of industry regulations to protect workers using smelters and other dangerous equipment.”
Authorities said Caterpillar did not install the federally required guardrails or restraint systems to protect workers from falling.
“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,” officials said.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/worker-im...175548041.html
evince (11-12-2022), Guno צְבִי (11-12-2022), ThatOwlWoman (11-12-2022)
And how was it that this facility had not been inspected prior to now ? OSHA does do periodic inspections.
The only real answer is that required restraints were removed. That will cost Caterpillar dearly.
RIP worker.
"Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything." Joseph Stalin
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evince (11-12-2022), Mott the Hoople (11-17-2022)
Yes
Corporations need to be regulated and taxed properly
Austrian short bus school of economics without math is idiocy
Time for the right in this nation to admit their economic ideas are fantasy
Matt Dillon (11-18-2022)
Matt Dillon (11-18-2022)
What the fuck?
First off, if you're going to try to insult someone's intelligence, you might want to make sure you're not shining a bright light on your own idiocy, as you've done above.
What facts have I refused? I read the article, and asked a perfectly valid question.
Obviously you have a problem with big business, but that doesn't make you smart, nor does it grant you any magical insight into this incident.
What would be the benefit to Caterpillar by removing the safety measures?
It's okay if you're too fucking stupid to answer, but it'd be nice to see you try...
Life is better when you live it on your own terms...
cancel2 2022 (11-14-2022), Life is Golden (11-17-2022), Matt Dillon (11-18-2022)
Dubya Bush eviscerated OSHA, and it's never been properly restored.
FMLA, also. for that matter.
Republicans loathe regulation, but an adequately regulated private sector is an absolute imperative in a civilized nation.
One hopes that we become one eventually, but there are no encouraging signs.
Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. Samuel Johnson, 1775
Religion....is the opiate of the people. Karl Marx, 1848
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose. Kris Kristofferson, 1969
What a horrible way to die! My thoughts are with his family, they are the ones who will suffer knowing how he died.
signalmankenneth (11-12-2022)
Simple, makes it easier to do that task. The worker(s) took them off. What are the chances the boss ever gets close to that 2000 degree spot ? None.
If it seems implausible consider this: the plastic's plant I worked at (in IT, not plant floor) had a senior operator to tried to remove an object very near the rapidly moving apparatus because it was going to eventually fall into the works and cause a million dollar line shutdown. He lost his arm in the process. People do stupid things.
"Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything." Joseph Stalin
The USA has lost WWIV to China with no other weapons but China Virus and some cash to buy democrats.
Wow. What a pathetic little douchebag you are.
Yes, corporations have done evil things, but corporations normally don't do evil things just for the sake of doing evil things. There's usually a reason.
As you've been a complete fucking failure at explaining what that reason may be here, there's no reason to give any meaningful consideration to any of the nonsense you spew.
Now go fuck yourself...
Life is better when you live it on your own terms...
Celticguy (11-12-2022)
No thanks
You are a fucking idiot
If there’s a dime to be made they will do anything
History proves that over and over
Dump the Austrian school of math less economics fool
Corporations need to be regulated, policed and taxed properly to prevent them from by doing evil
Stop being stupid
That's the gist of it. We don't know for sure if Caterpillar did or did not have safety items in place. It's entirely possible they did, like a harness or something the employee was supposed to wear but didn't. We don't know if this employee received OSHA / safety training or not. People do stupid things. Not every safety device is really an improvement on safety.
Pretty unlikely the worker did not receive training. The company will have its paperwork looking right.
However, the guys who actually do the work will do it how they want to do it, not necessarily how the process was designed.
As they said at process training, if you want to know what the process is for doing a task, ask the guy who does it, not his boss. His boss will only know the published process.
"Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything." Joseph Stalin
The USA has lost WWIV to China with no other weapons but China Virus and some cash to buy democrats.
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