A man in his 40s employed by an industrial robot installation company was crushed to death by a pick-and-place robotic arm at a vegetable-packaging plant in South Gyeongsang province, South Korea, after the robot apparently mistook him for a box of vegetables.
- Date of incident
- 2023-11-07
- Location
- South Gyeongsang province, South Korea
- Sources
- 6
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How the event developed
- 2023-11-09Follow-up
A man in his 40s employed by an industrial robot installation company was crushed to death by a pick-and-place robotic arm at a vegetable-packaging plant in South Gyeongsang province, South Korea, after the robot apparently mistook him for a box of vegetables.
foxbusiness.com - 2025-09-18Report
a person, 45, was crushed and killed by a robotic machine while working his shift at Palermo's Pizza's facility in West Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at approximately 6:30 a.m.
foxnews.com - 2025-09-18Follow-up
a person, 45, was crushed to death by a robotic machine at the Palermo's Pizza frozen pizza factory in West Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Wednesday morning.
independent.co.uk - 2025-09-19Report
a person, 45, was crushed to death by a robotic machine while working at the Palermo's Pizza factory at 3900 W Lincoln Avenue in West Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
metro.co.uk - 2025-09-19Follow-up
Bakery a person, 45, was crushed to death by a robotic machine while working at Palermo's frozen pizza factory in West Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
themirror.com - 2025-09-23Follow-up
A 45-year-old employee, a person, was fatally crushed by a robotic machine at the Palermo's Pizza facility in West Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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- foxbusiness.comA man in his 40s employed by an industrial robot installation company was crushed to death by a pick-and-place robotic arm at a vegetable-packaging plant in South Gyeongsang province, South Korea, after the robot apparently mistook him for a box of vegetables.2023-11-09copy 2026-09-01tier 2
- foxnews.coma person, 45, was crushed and killed by a robotic machine while working his shift at Palermo's Pizza's facility in West Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at approximately 6:30 a.m.2025-09-18copy 2026-09-02tier 2
- independent.co.uka person, 45, was crushed to death by a robotic machine at the Palermo's Pizza frozen pizza factory in West Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Wednesday morning.2025-09-18copy 2026-09-02tier 2
- metro.co.uka person, 45, was crushed to death by a robotic machine while working at the Palermo's Pizza factory at 3900 W Lincoln Avenue in West Milwaukee, Wisconsin.2025-09-19copy 2026-09-02tier 2
- themirror.comBakery a person, 45, was crushed to death by a robotic machine while working at Palermo's frozen pizza factory in West Milwaukee, Wisconsin.2025-09-19copy 2026-09-03tier 2
- 1011now.comA 45-year-old employee, a person, was fatally crushed by a robotic machine at the Palermo's Pizza facility in West Milwaukee, Wisconsin.2025-09-23copy 2026-09-03tier 2
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