A technician was killed at a Volkswagen assembly plant in Germany after a robot he was assembling picked him up and pushed him into a metal plate.
- Date of incident
- 2015-07-01
- Location
- Germany
- Sources
- 16
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How the event developed
- 2015-07-01Follow-up
A technician was killed at a Volkswagen assembly plant in Germany after a robot he was assembling picked him up and pushed him into a metal plate.
vanityfair.com - 2015-07-01Report
A robotic system at a Volkswagen plant in Baunatal, Germany grabbed a contractor and pressed him against a metal plate, crushing his chest; he was resuscitated but died shortly afterward at a hospital.
nbcnews.com - 2015-07-01Report
A technician died after being struck in the chest by a robot and pressed against a metal plate while installing the robot inside its safety cage at a Volkswagen plant near Kassel, Germany.
fortune.com - 2015-07-02Follow-up
A 22-year-old contractor was fatally crushed against a metal plate by a robotic arm while his team was setting up automated machinery at a Volkswagen production plant in Kassel, Germany.
telegraph.co.uk - 2015-07-02Follow-up
A 22-year-old contractor was grabbed and crushed against a metal plate by an industrial robot at a Volkswagen plant in Baunatal, Germany, and later died in hospital.
bbc.com - 2015-07-02Follow-up
A stationary robot at a Volkswagen production plant in Baunatal, Germany grabbed and crushed a 22-year-old contractor against a metal plate, killing him.
cbc.ca - 2015-07-02Follow-up
A 21-year-old contractor was killed at a Volkswagen assembly plant in Baunatal, Germany, when a robot he was installing gripped and pressed him against a metal plate, crushing his chest.
cnn.com - 2015-07-02Follow-up
A 22-year-old external contractor was grabbed and crushed against a metal plate by a robot he was installing at a Volkswagen manufacturing plant in Baunatal, Germany, and later died in hospital.
theweek.com - 2015-07-02Follow-up
A 21-year-old contractor was struck in the chest and crushed against a metal plate by a robot while installing machinery at a Volkswagen plant near Kassel, Germany, and later died in hospital.
standard.co.uk - 2015-07-02Follow-up
A a person journalist's tweet about a robot killing a worker at a German Volkswagen plant went viral due to her name's similarity to the Terminator protagonist a person.
abc7chicago.com - 2015-07-02Follow-up
A man was crushed to death by a robot at a car factory.
- 2015-07-02Follow-up
A 22-year-old contractor was grabbed and crushed against a metal plate by a stationary robot while setting it up at a Volkswagen production plant in Baunatal, Germany, and later died in hospital.
itv.com - 2015-07-02Follow-up
A 21-year-old outside contractor was fatally struck and pressed against a metal slab by an assembly line robot while installing it inside its caged production area at Volkswagen's Meissen factory in Germany.
themanufacturer.com - 2015-07-02Report
A robot crushed a factory worker to death at a Volkswagen plant
mirror.co.uk - 2015-07-02Follow-up
A robot killed a worker at a Volkswagen factory in Germany.
paultan.org - 2015-07-02Follow-up
A robot arm killed a worker at a Volkswagen manufacturing plant in Germany
wired.com - 2015-07-02Follow-up
Robot crushes man against metal plate at Volkswagen production plant in Frankfurt, Germany
indianexpress.com
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- vanityfair.comA technician was killed at a Volkswagen assembly plant in Germany after a robot he was assembling picked him up and pushed him into a metal plate.2015-07-01copy 2026-09-09tier 2
- nbcnews.comA robotic system at a Volkswagen plant in Baunatal, Germany grabbed a contractor and pressed him against a metal plate, crushing his chest; he was resuscitated but died shortly afterward at a hospital.2015-07-01copy 2026-09-11tier 1
- fortune.comA technician died after being struck in the chest by a robot and pressed against a metal plate while installing the robot inside its safety cage at a Volkswagen plant near Kassel, Germany.2015-07-01copy 2026-09-12tier 2
- telegraph.co.ukA 22-year-old contractor was fatally crushed against a metal plate by a robotic arm while his team was setting up automated machinery at a Volkswagen production plant in Kassel, Germany.2015-07-02copy 2026-09-14tier 2
- bbc.comA 22-year-old contractor was grabbed and crushed against a metal plate by an industrial robot at a Volkswagen plant in Baunatal, Germany, and later died in hospital.2015-07-02copy 2026-09-11tier 1
- cbc.caA stationary robot at a Volkswagen production plant in Baunatal, Germany grabbed and crushed a 22-year-old contractor against a metal plate, killing him.2015-07-02copy 2026-09-10tier 2
- cnn.comA 21-year-old contractor was killed at a Volkswagen assembly plant in Baunatal, Germany, when a robot he was installing gripped and pressed him against a metal plate, crushing his chest.2015-07-02copy 2026-09-10tier 2
- theweek.comA 22-year-old external contractor was grabbed and crushed against a metal plate by a robot he was installing at a Volkswagen manufacturing plant in Baunatal, Germany, and later died in hospital.2015-07-02copy 2026-09-10tier 2
- standard.co.ukA 21-year-old contractor was struck in the chest and crushed against a metal plate by a robot while installing machinery at a Volkswagen plant near Kassel, Germany, and later died in hospital.2015-07-02copy 2026-09-10tier 2
- abc7chicago.comA a person journalist's tweet about a robot killing a worker at a German Volkswagen plant went viral due to her name's similarity to the Terminator protagonist a person.2015-07-02copy 2026-09-10tier 2
- itv.comA 22-year-old contractor was grabbed and crushed against a metal plate by a stationary robot while setting it up at a Volkswagen production plant in Baunatal, Germany, and later died in hospital.2015-07-02copy 2026-09-10tier 2
- themanufacturer.comA 21-year-old outside contractor was fatally struck and pressed against a metal slab by an assembly line robot while installing it inside its caged production area at Volkswagen's Meissen factory in Germany.2015-07-02copy 2026-09-10tier 2
- mirror.co.ukA robot crushed a factory worker to death at a Volkswagen plant2015-07-02copy 2026-09-10tier 2
- paultan.orgA robot killed a worker at a Volkswagen factory in Germany.2015-07-02copy 2026-09-10tier 2
- wired.comA robot arm killed a worker at a Volkswagen manufacturing plant in Germany2015-07-02copy 2026-09-11tier 2
- indianexpress.comRobot crushes man against metal plate at Volkswagen production plant in Frankfurt, Germany2015-07-02copy 2026-09-11tier 2
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