Published • loading... • Updated
CEO killed at industrial site by worker operating forklift while talking on the phone, OSHA report shows
OSHA cited three contractors for safety violations including failing to enforce forklift safety rules after CEO Sunbok You was fatally struck at a Hyundai megasite construction site.
- OSHA's recently closed investigation found 45-year-old Sunbok You, CEO of SBY America, was struck and killed by a forklift at the HL-GA Battery Company construction site on March 21, 2025.
- OSHA found translated safety manager statements saying the forklift driver, employee of Beyond Iron Construction, was on the phone and fled without checking, while You wore a black vest, not the required high-visibility green vest under HL-GA Battery Company rules.
- OSHA cited Beyond Iron Construction, SBY America, subcontractor, and HL-GA Battery Company, fining them $16,550, $9,268, and $1,800 respectively.
- OSHA's files show HL-GA Battery Company offered condolences, reinforced protocols, cooperated with OSHA, and dropped SBY America and Beyond Iron Construction as contractors recently.
- The site has a pattern, with Bryan County EMS records showing 53 calls over 16 months, including prior deaths such as Victor Gamboa's 60-foot fall.
Insights by Ground AI
11 Articles
11 Articles
FOX Carolina+7 Reposted by 7 other sources
CEO killed at industrial site by worker operating forklift while talking on the phone, OSHA report shows
The files are from OSHA’s recently closed investigation into the death of 45-year-old Sunbok You in March 2025.
·South Carolina, United States
Read Full Article
CEO killed at industrial site (battery plant) by worker operating forklift while talking on the phone, OSHA report shows
A Hyundai subcontractor’s CEO was killed on a construction site for a battery plant. I’m really surprised, honestly. Can’t believe they didn’t enforce high-vis vests. by DeathChill
Coverage Details
Total News Sources11
Leaning Left1Leaning Right0Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution89% Center
Bias Distribution
- 89% of the sources are Center
89% Center
11%
C 89%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
