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A Tesla engineer at the Austin Gigafactory was clawed and pinned to a wall by a robot arm that had not fully shut down, suffering lacerations to his back and arms before falling into a chute.

Serious injuryinjuryrobot armTesla
Date of incident
2021-01-01
Location
Austin, Texas, USA
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  1. 2023-11-21Report

    A Tesla engineer at the Austin Gigafactory was clawed and pinned to a wall by a robot arm that had not fully shut down, suffering lacerations to his back and arms before falling into a chute.

    theverge.com
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