Incident · Fatality
OSHA: Maintenance worker struck and killed by robotic drilling/tapping machine at Martinrea Hopkinsville (2013)
On March 7, 2013, an employee at Martinrea Hopkinsville, LLC, a motor-vehicle-body manufacturer, was performing maintenance on a robotic drilling and tapping machine when the robotic arm activated, struck him, and killed him. OSHA accident investigation, inspection 316864164.
Occurred 2013-03-07
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- What happened in OSHA: Maintenance worker struck and killed by robotic drilling/tapping machine at Martinrea Hopkinsville (2013)?
- On March 7, 2013, an employee at Martinrea Hopkinsville, LLC, a motor-vehicle-body manufacturer, was performing maintenance on a robotic drilling and tapping machine when the robotic arm activated, struck him, and killed him. OSHA accident investigation, inspection 316864164.
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Last reviewed 2026-06-25
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