Man Dies in Caterpillar Foundry

June 9, 2022

A worker has died after falling into a crucible of molten iron at Caterpillar's Mapleton, Illinois, foundry.

The Peoria Journal Star reports that Steven Dierkes, 39, was apparently working near a crucible when he accidentally fell in. He died instantly, according to Peoria County coroner Jamie Harwood. 

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Source: Peoria Journal Star