OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221545437
75648 - TIMKEN COMPANY
GAFFNEY, SC—
Event description
Employee is killed due to workplace violence incident
Investigation abstract
At 6:53 a.m. on March 1, 2023, Employee #1 was shot multiple times, resulting in death after arriving to work at The Timken Company. Employee #1 was walking to the employee's entry gate and was approached by a coworker. Employee #1 and the coworker turned to walk back to the employee's parking lot, where Employee #1's car was located. Employee #1 and the coworker were approximately 20 feet away from the car, when the coworker shot Employee #1. Employee #1 suffered gunshot wounds, resulting in death. The coworker died due to a self-inflected gunshot wound.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 47 F
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 999
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