SHARONVILLE, Ohio (WXIX) – An investigation is underway after a worker at the Ford Motor Company plant was killed Monday, Sharonville police say.
Police said first responders were called around 9:45 a.m. to the transmission plant on E. Sharon Road for an industrial accident.
A press machine was undergoing routine maintenance when police said it inadvertently turned on, pinning the worker.
Once the worker was freed from the machine, medics started life-saving measures and took the worker to Bethesda North Hospital, Sharonville police said.
The worker died at the hospital, according to police.
“There were multiple witnesses to this incident and it is considered an industrial accident at this time,” Sharonville police said.
The Hamilton County Coroner’s Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and Ford Motor Company’s administrative staff are investigating, police added.
The worker’s identity has not been released.
Enquirer media partner Fox19 provided this report.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Sharonville Ford worker dies after being pinned by machine, police say
Reporting by FOX19 Digital Staff / Cincinnati Enquirer
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