South Carolina BMW Plant Worker Killed By Machinery

First responders were called to the scene of an accidental death at the BMW manufacturing plant in Spartanburg County on Wednesday. The call came in around 10:27 a.m. regarding an injury at the plant on Highway 101, dispatch said. The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office, the Spartanburg County Coroner’s Office, Pelham-Batesville Fire Department and EMS were on scene. A BMW spokesperson issued a statement saying there was an accidental death in one of the facility’s paint shops and it is under investigation by deputies.