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Police: Ford Motor Company Worker Killed by Press Machine at Ohio Plant
Gregory Knopf, 64, was pinned by a press machine that activated during maintenance at Ford’s Sharonville plant, which employs over 2,000 workers, officials said.
- On Monday, Gregory Knopf, 64, died following an industrial accident at the Ford Transmission Plant in Sharonville, Ohio.
- A press machine "turned on inadvertently" during routine maintenance, pinning Knopf before medics transported him to Bethesda North Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
- Operating under a 2.4 million square foot roof, the Sharonville facility employs over 2,000 workers and produces roughly 3,500 transmissions daily.
- The Hamilton County Coroner, Occupational Safety and Health Administration , and Ford Motor Company administrative staff are investigating the incident.
- Multiple witnesses observed the incident, with Sharonville police stating, "There were multiple witnesses to this incident, and it is considered an industrial accident at this time.
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Police: Ford Motor Company worker killed by press machine at Ohio plant
A Ford Motor Company worker was killed Monday morning after they were pinned by machinery at Ford's Sharonville, Ohio, plant, the Sharonville Police Department said.Police said that officers responded to the transmission plant for an industrial accident around 9:45 a.m. Monday. A press machine at the plant, undergoing routine service, inadvertently turned on, causing the machine to pin a worker.First responders performed life-saving measures onc…
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