A West Peoria man has been identified by Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood as the person killed Thursday as the result of a fire at Caterpillar's Mapleton foundry. Daulton Simmers, 28, suffered ...

MAPLETON − A federal investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration concluded that Caterpillar failed to install necessary safety measures at the Mapleton foundry where a worker ...

One person is dead after being "consumed by fire and molten metal" Thursday at Caterpillar's Mapleton foundry. Peoria County Sheriff's Office deputies responded at about 5 p.m. to the plant on U.S.

Caterpillar is challenging fines of more than $30,000 brought forth by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration for a pair of violations levied against it after the death of an ...

A worker at a Caterpillar foundry died instantly after he fell into a crucible at the Illinois worksite, officials say, according to media reports. The incident happened on Thursday, June 2, at ...

A worker at the Caterpillar foundry in Mapleton, Illinois, died in a workplace accident on Thursday, June 2. Wilfredo Lee AP A worker at a Caterpillar foundry died instantly after he fell into a ...