Auto supply company cited after worker’s death at Ohio plant

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Tuesday that it cited an automotive supply company after a worker was killed in October 2023.

OSHA cited Faurecia Emissions Control Systems NA LLC, a subsidiary of Auburn Hills, Michigan-based Faurecia North America, for 10 instance-by-instance violations after the employee, who was on the job for about a year, was crushed by a machine that bends vehicle exhaust pipes at a plant in Franklin, Ohio.

The agency proposed $314,555 in penalties.

OSHA said it had previously cited the company for similar violations at the Franklin plant.  

Investigators said the company failed to train employees in proper lockout/tagout procedures and failed to implement proper machine guarding.

Faurecia has 15 business days to contest the citation and proposed penalties.