RegistryTMR-0028
A 49-year-old factory worker in China was impaled by ten steel spikes when a robot malfunctioned and collapsed onto him, injuring his arm and chest; surgeons removed all spikes and he was left in stable condition.
Serious injurymalfunctionrobot arm
- Date of incident
- 2018-12-13
- Location
- China
- Sources
- 1
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How the event developed
- 2018-12-13Report
A 49-year-old factory worker in China was impaled by ten steel spikes when a robot malfunctioned and collapsed onto him, injuring his arm and chest; surgeons removed all spikes and he was left in stable condition.
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