“This is unfortunate for everyone,” he said. “Many industrial accidents can be prevented.”
Montgomery said Forvia has had “significant issues” over the years. Since 2013, there have been five reports requiring OSHA intervention and inspection, according to the OSHA website.
Forvia was formerly known as Faurecia.
The Warren County Coroner’s Office identified the woman as Taylor Kendrick, 26. The preliminary cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head.
Franklin police were called at 12:08 a.m. Saturday to the stainless steel exhaust factory at 2301 Commerce Center Drive concerning an unconscious female who wasn’t breathing and who had been stuck in a machine.
Officers found Kendrick laying on her left side on a conveyor belt. The first responders could not feel a pulse in the woman’s left wrist, according to narratives of the police reports. Kendrick was pronounced dead at 12:18 a.m.
Officials at the Franklin manufacturer could not be reached Sunday or Monday.
Montgomery said the agency has six months to complete its investigation, but expects it to be completed before the statutory deadline because it’s a fatality.
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