Detroit authorities have confirmed that a worker was crushed to death at an FCA US (formerly Chrysler) plant.

The accident reportedly occurred at the waste water treatment facility in the Jefferson North Assembly plant, where FCA US builds the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango.

The incident was discovered just after 7 a.m. today. Officials say the 53-year-old worker was crushed in an industrial press. The victim, whose name has not yet been released, was declared dead at the scene.

FCA US said in a statement "all of the FCA family extends its deepest sympathies to the employee's family during this difficult time."

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