Auto-parts company fined $1.5 million after worker was killed by a robotic arm
- Date of incident
- 2020-11-09
- Location
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- Sources
- 4
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- 2020-11-09Fine
Auto-parts company fined $1.5 million after worker was killed by a robotic arm
miamiherald.com - 2020-11-10Follow-up
a person, 20, was killed at the Ajin USA plant in Cusseta, Alabama when a robotic arm crushed her after she entered a cell to clear a sensor fault and the robot restarted abruptly; the company was later ordered to pay $1.5 million after admitting to federal safety violations.
dailymail.com - 2020-11-10Fine
a person, a 20-year-old worker at Ajin USA's metal stamping plant in Chambers County, Alabama, was crushed to death by a robotic arm after entering an equipment enclosure to fix a sensor fault while the machinery was still live.
metro.co.uk - 2020-11-16Fine
a person, a 20-year-old contract worker at a person USA's auto parts factory in Alabama, was crushed and killed by a robot arm that powered on while she was inside a machine enclosure without lockout/tagout procedures being followed.
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- miamiherald.comAuto-parts company fined $1.5 million after worker was killed by a robotic arm2020-11-09copy 2026-09-11tier 2
- dailymail.coma person, 20, was killed at the Ajin USA plant in Cusseta, Alabama when a robotic arm crushed her after she entered a cell to clear a sensor fault and the robot restarted abruptly; the company was later ordered to pay $1.5 million after admitting to federal safety violations.2020-11-10copy 2026-09-10tier 2
- metro.co.uka person, a 20-year-old worker at Ajin USA's metal stamping plant in Chambers County, Alabama, was crushed to death by a robotic arm after entering an equipment enclosure to fix a sensor fault while the machinery was still live.2020-11-10copy 2026-09-03tier 2
- wsws.orga person, a 20-year-old contract worker at a person USA's auto parts factory in Alabama, was crushed and killed by a robot arm that powered on while she was inside a machine enclosure without lockout/tagout procedures being followed.2020-11-16copy 2026-09-04tier 2
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