A person died Wednesday in a workplace incident at Stellantis NV's Toledo Assembly Complex in Ohio, which builds the Jeep Wrangler SUV and Gladiator pickup, authorities said.

Toledo police were called to the plant at 1:55 p.m. and the incident was under investigation, Lt. Paul Davis said. The Lucas County Coroner's Office said investigators were headed to the facility — which employs more than 4,600 people — as of midafternoon, adding the victim's name had not been released.

Toledo news outlets, as well as plant employees posting to an internal message board viewed by The Detroit News, reported that the employee had been crushed on the Gladiator side of the complex, also known as JT.

"Stellantis is aware of an incident involving one of our employees at the Toledo Assembly Complex," said a company statement sent by spokesperson Ann Marie Fortunate. "The Toledo Fire Department has been called for assistance. As this incident is currently under investigation, we cannot provide any further details at this time."

Scott Allen, a spokesman for the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, said the agency had sent compliance officers to the plant and opened an investigation. He noted such a workplace fatality investigation can take as long as six months.

OSHA has inspected the facility twice since Stellantis was formed in 2021 from the merger of PSA Groupe and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. One of the inspections resulted in an "other-than-serious" violation related to a lack of fall protection measures, Allen said.

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