GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – An investigation is underway after an employee died Thursday evening on site at a Greenville County manufacturer.
According to Magna, an employee from its DRIVE facility, located along Moon Acres Road in Piedmont, was involved in a deadly incident while working.
The Greenville County Coroner’s Office was called to the scene at 6 p.m.
The worker was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Greenville County Coroner’s Office identified the employee as 33-year-old Jean Roy Artistene.
Following an investigation, officials learned Artistene was entrapped between two manufacturing tools operated by an overhead crane.
They said Artistene died from traumatic asphyxia.
The incident is being investigated and the South Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been notified.
