1 dead at BMW Manufacturing plant in South Carolina, coroner says
Officials say they are investigating an accidental death at a BMW Manufacturing plant in South Carolina, CBS affiliate WSPA-TV reports. The coroner said he responded to the plant where a private contractor who was working on equipment was found dead.
BMW released a statement saying the death happened in of its paint shops and that operations have ceased as the investigation gets underway.
Spartanburg County Coroner Rusy Clevenger said the preliminary cause of death is listed as open head trauma, secondary to blunt force trauma and entrapment in moving machinery.
WSPA-TV reports the victim has been identified as Bojan Sprah, 45, of Boiling Springs.
Officials with South Carolina's Department of Labor said "OSHA [Occupational Safety and Health Administration] is aware of an incident at BMW and is currently evaluating if it will investigate."