_Incident · Fatality_

# OSHA: Maintenance worker struck and killed by robotic drilling/tapping machine at Martinrea Hopkinsville (2013)

Canonical ID: `ca7cb9be-bf07-44a5-b3f8-f78988b10013`

- **Occurred:** 2013-03-07
- **Kind:** `fatality`
- **Status (derived):** active

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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## Common questions

### 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.

### When did this incident occur?

The incident is recorded as occurring on March 7, 2013 on the DEPLOY registry. The date reflects the underlying real-world event, not the registry record's creation date.

### Has anyone responded to OSHA: Maintenance worker struck and killed by robotic drilling/tapping machine at Martinrea Hopkinsville (2013)?

No responses to this incident are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Operators, manufacturers, or affected parties can submit responses to the editorial team; absence is not a guarantee no response was issued.

### What is the current status of OSHA: Maintenance worker struck and killed by robotic drilling/tapping machine at Martinrea Hopkinsville (2013)?

This incident is an active record on the DEPLOY registry; no retraction or correction has been issued.


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