HUGER, S.C.—A longtime worker of Nucor Steel has died following an accident at the Huger plant.
The fatal accident reportedly took place in the plant’s melting shop.
According to Berkeley Co. Coroner Bill Salisbury, 44-year-old Cisco Agbunag of Goose Creek was seriously injured after a large piece of equipment fell on him. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Following the accident, workers say the plant shut down around 3 p.m.
This is the second death at Nucor Steel already this year.
In February 2014, an employee died in a train accident at the steel company’s facility in Hickman, Arkansas.
Nucor Steel’s vice president is expected to release a statement on the Huger accident sometime Friday.
According to workers, the employee had worked at the Berkeley Co. facility for approximately 18 years and leaves behind a wife and children.
Berkeley Co. Coroner Bill Salisbury has not released the victim’s name at this time.
OSHA is expected to be at the plant tomorrow to investigate.
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