Dayton-based ATW Automation Inc. has been cited by the federal government for nine safety violations after a worker sustained blunt force trauma injuries at the company’s Mound Street facility and died.

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Dayton city officials did not identify the worker. According to OSHA, the worker was caught and pinned by a conveyor that had lowered during a “power down” process.

The worker was injured July 27 and died Aug. 3, said OSHA spokesman Scott Allen.

Total penalties amount to $63,000. The company has 15 days to contact OSHA and agree with or contest the agency’s findings, Allen said.

In a statement, OSHA cited a repeat violation of “failing to conduct and document periodic inspections of specific energy control procedures in the fabrication and tool room departments.”

“ATW Automation has a responsibility to mandate effective measures that control hazardous energy in its manufacturing facility to ensure that machines will not become unexpectedly energized, which poses a risk of injury or death to workers,” Bill Wilkerson, Cincinnati-area OSHA director, said in a statement. “Failing to do so resulted in a tragedy.”

Allen said ATW Automation was cooperating with OSHA, but he could not say if the company has fixed the issues that led to the worker’s death.

A representative of Cambridge, Ontario-based ATS Automation, ATW’s parent company, did not return a call seeking comment.

Dayton Fire Chief Herbert Redden confirmed that city emergency crews responded to ATW on July 27, but he said he could not answer questions about the incident. A city report would not be released until after it was reviewed by city attorneys, Redden said.

In May, Dayton City Commission approved a grant of $175,000 to CityWide Development Corp., the city’s public-private development arm, for improvements to ATW’s local plant. The improvements were to be complete late next year.

The grant was to help the company double its Dayton workforce of about 120 in the next three years. The company, also known as Assembly & Test Worldwide, makes custom assembly automation and test systems for automotive, medical and other industries.