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Now they can hire a new ceo for less📈 (hexbear.net)
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https://www.kgns.tv/2025/12/23/ceo-killed-industrial-site-by-worker-operating-forklift-while-talking-phone-osha-report-shows/

According to OSHA’s findings, You was on the HL-GA Battery Company construction site on March 21 speaking to some of his workers when he decided to walk across the road. He was then struck by the forklift and killed.

The report said You was wearing an eye patch on his right eye as well as a black vest. However, under HL-GA Battery Company rules, he should have been wearing a high-visibility green vest.

Statements given to OSHA by a safety manager, which had to be translated, said the person driving the forklift was talking on the phone while driving. Once he was off the forklift, he “ran away” without checking on You.

So both the CEO and forklift driver screwed up, and this is the result.

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[–] HuntressHimbo@lemmy.zip 68 points 2 days ago (1 children)

RIP to an entrepreneur he died doing what he loved, taking risks

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 37 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He put his blood, sweat, and tears into that company.

[–] specterOfCommunism@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Here’s what this taught me about b2b sales:

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 8 points 2 days ago

Always Be Closing- sales, distance between him and a forklift, his eyes

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 59 points 2 days ago

And we only learn about it because this time was rhe CEO instead of a random employee like usual.

[–] RNAi@hexbear.net 54 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Why not make the forklift operator the new CEO?

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 43 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The sith method of promotion

[–] robot_dog_with_gun@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago

if he had put on the guys clothes it could've been the santa clause

[–] specterOfCommunism@hexbear.net 6 points 2 days ago

Earned promotion

[–] DerRedMax@hexbear.net 45 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Did they get his semen in time?

[–] segfault11@hexbear.net 24 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The company was ultimately fined just under $10,000 for his death

well now we know the value of a CEOs life ✍️

[–] KhanCipher@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago

I know you're joking, but the takeaway here (and tbh a really damning thing here) is that the fine is that low for multiple safety violations that resulted in a death.

[–] johnyreeferseed@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 days ago

That's not bad. I think we could fundraise for a few, easily

[–] lib1@hexbear.net 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I’m pretty sure being forklift certified means you’re allowed 1 murder per year

[–] SexUnderSocialism@hexbear.net 13 points 2 days ago

When you're allowed one deadly OHSA violation a year, you better make it count. fain-cool

[–] Kopfrkingl@hexbear.net 32 points 2 days ago

[–] 30_to_50_Feral_PAWGs@hexbear.net 30 points 2 days ago

So both the CEO and forklift driver screwed up

Debatable luigi-dance

[–] JustSo@hexbear.net 26 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

wearing an eye patch on his right eye as well as a black vest. However, under HL-GA Battery Company rules, he should have been wearing a high-visibility green vest

... and he should have been keeping an eye out for traffic?

Anyway lol. I hope the worker doesn't get too harshly penalised.

he “ran away” without checking on You.

Edit

he “ran away” without checking on You.

Would love to know whether he just PANICK AND RUN or if he was worried the boss he ran over would still be alive and mean about it.

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net 13 points 2 days ago

Letting someone die instead of providing aid is a very serious crime that's almost impossible to prove in court

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Boys will be boys.shrug-outta-hecks

[–] NuclearDolphin@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago

dudes rock

[–] MeowZedong@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 2 days ago

Not surprising. The US Hyundai factories and the contractors they hire are well known to treat worker health and safety as secondary to literally everything else. Don't promote workplace safety, get capped by unsafe work conditions, poetic justice.

[–] goferking0 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

OSHA has opened at least 15 investigations into incidents at the site, including You’s death and the March pipe explosion.

The fuck is going on there??

[–] KhanCipher@hexbear.net 8 points 1 day ago

Remember, every single manager at any factory is all about quality and safety, until it's crunch time on the production floor, and it's always crunch time on the production floor.

[–] EveningCicada@hexbear.net 21 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

And that's just one of the 5 million ways

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 22 points 2 days ago

Skill issue. I would have dodged it, backflipped on, double neck chop. Nobody hits me with a forklift.

[–] robot_dog_with_gun@hexbear.net 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

why was the ceo dressed like that?

always wear PPE folks

[–] naom3@hexbear.net 6 points 2 days ago

The report said You was wearing an eye patch on his right eye as well as a black vest

Tacticool ppe

[–] glimmer_twin@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago

Once he was off the forklift, he “ran away” without checking on You.

Chad

[–] GenXen@hexbear.net 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Maybe the CEO should ~~have put his phone down to~~ dodge a fucking forklift?

edit: commented from the headline without reading the description. Minor edit, but that's as far as I'm going.

[–] SteamedHamberder@hexbear.net 13 points 2 days ago

Shake hands with danger

[–] jackmaoist@hexbear.net 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

officer-down

[–] XxFemboy_Stalin_420_69xX@hexbear.net 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

:dancing-crab:

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I guess they really used this educational German video as training help.

[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 2 days ago

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

[–] hellinkilla@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago

So if you are on your phone at the time it isn't woke trans anti fah terrorism?

[–] specterOfCommunism@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago

Only type of the CEO that I wanna support