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BRYAN COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) – Three companies at the Hyundai megasite have been fined a collective $27,618 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration following the death of worker Sunbok You in March.
You, 45 years old, died March 21 on the Hyundai megasite after being run over by a forklift. A Bryan County Sheriff’s Office report said after the accident, You’s body was “laying behind the forklift” and that there was “a blood trail approximately 10-15 feet long.” Photos of the scene show You’s body was severed from the waist up, laying in front of a forklift labeled “Hyundai.” The driver of the forklift was identified in a police report as Sunhwam Bae.
OSHA investigation and penalties
OSHA opened an investigation into HL-GA Battery Company, SBY America, Beyond Iron Construction, and Steel Brothers Development following You’s death. Three of those companies received fines…