Federal workplace safety investigators found that a construction company’s failure to prevent sudden start-up of a conveyor system contributed to an 18-year-old worker’s fatal injuries after he was pulled into a hot asphalt silo as he tried to remove debris from the conveyor in Oklahoma City on Nov. 2, 2021.
A construction company is facing $370,347 in fines after a worker died when he was pulled into a hot asphalt silo. Investigators came to the conclusion on May 4