Regina Allen Elsea, 20, was killed when a robot at the Ajin USA plant in Cusseta, Alabama restarted abruptly while she was inside a robotic station clearing a sensor fault on a stopped assembly line.
- Date of incident
- 2016-06-18
- Location
- Cusseta, Alabama, USA
- Sources
- 13
How the event developed
- 2016-12-15Report
Regina Allen Elsea, 20, was killed when a robot at the Ajin USA plant in Cusseta, Alabama restarted abruptly while she was inside a robotic station clearing a sensor fault on a stopped assembly line.
torontosun.com - 2016-12-16Report
Regina Allen Elsea, 20, was crushed and killed at the Ajin USA plant in Alabama when a robot on the assembly line restarted abruptly while she was attempting to fix a faulty sensor.
thesun.co.uk - 2016-12-16Report
Regina Allen Elsea, 20, was crushed and killed at the Ajin USA plant in Alabama when a robot on the assembly line restarted abruptly while she was attempting to fix a faulty sensor.
thesun.ie - 2017-03-14Lawsuit
Wanda Holbrook, a technician at Ventra Ionia in Michigan, was killed in July 2015 when a robot entered the section she was working in and crushed her head between a hitch assembly it was attempting to place.
nydailynews.com - 2017-03-14Follow-up
Wanda Holbrook, a maintenance technician at the Ventra Ionia Mains auto-parts plant in Michigan, was crushed to death by a robot that entered the section she was working in and attempted to load a hitch assembly into an already-loaded fixture, leading her widower to file a wrongful death lawsuit against Lincoln Electric, Flex-N-Gate, Prodomax, FANUC, and Nachi.
telegraph.co.uk - 2017-03-15Follow-up
Lawsuit claims a defective robot at an auto factory killed a woman worker, with her husband seeking answers.
wfmynews2.com - 2017-03-15Follow-up
Wanda Holbrook, a maintenance technician at the Ventra Ionia Mains plant in Michigan, was killed in July 2015 when a robot from an adjacent section unexpectedly entered her work area and crushed her skull with a hitch assembly.
independent.co.uk - 2017-03-15Follow-up
Worker killed in incident blamed on industrial robot.
news.com.au - 2017-03-15Follow-up
A robot at Ventra Ionia's stamping and molding facility in Ionia, Michigan entered an unauthorized work area and crushed maintenance technician Wanda Holbrook's head between hitch assemblies, killing her.
techrepublic.com - 2017-03-15Lawsuit
Lawsuit claims a defective robot killed a factory worker, with human error also cited
wzzm13.com - 2017-03-15Lawsuit
Lawsuit filed alleging a defective robot caused the death of a Michigan woman.
11alive.com - 2017-03-16Lawsuit
Lawsuit alleges a defective robot killed a Michigan woman
wcnc.com - 2017-03-16Lawsuit
A worker was killed by a rogue robot, prompting her husband to sue the companies responsible for the automation.
kiro7.com
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- torontosun.comRegina Allen Elsea, 20, was killed when a robot at the Ajin USA plant in Cusseta, Alabama restarted abruptly while she was inside a robotic station clearing a sensor fault on a stopped assembly line.2016-12-15tier 2
- thesun.co.ukRegina Allen Elsea, 20, was crushed and killed at the Ajin USA plant in Alabama when a robot on the assembly line restarted abruptly while she was attempting to fix a faulty sensor.2016-12-16tier 2
- thesun.ieRegina Allen Elsea, 20, was crushed and killed at the Ajin USA plant in Alabama when a robot on the assembly line restarted abruptly while she was attempting to fix a faulty sensor.2016-12-16tier 2
- nydailynews.comWanda Holbrook, a technician at Ventra Ionia in Michigan, was killed in July 2015 when a robot entered the section she was working in and crushed her head between a hitch assembly it was attempting to place.2017-03-14tier 2
- telegraph.co.ukWanda Holbrook, a maintenance technician at the Ventra Ionia Mains auto-parts plant in Michigan, was crushed to death by a robot that entered the section she was working in and attempted to load a hitch assembly into an already-loaded fixture, leading her widower to file a wrongful death lawsuit against Lincoln Electric, Flex-N-Gate, Prodomax, FANUC, and Nachi.2017-03-14tier 2
- wfmynews2.comLawsuit claims a defective robot at an auto factory killed a woman worker, with her husband seeking answers.2017-03-15tier 2
- independent.co.ukWanda Holbrook, a maintenance technician at the Ventra Ionia Mains plant in Michigan, was killed in July 2015 when a robot from an adjacent section unexpectedly entered her work area and crushed her skull with a hitch assembly.2017-03-15tier 2
- news.com.auWorker killed in incident blamed on industrial robot.2017-03-15tier 2
- techrepublic.comA robot at Ventra Ionia's stamping and molding facility in Ionia, Michigan entered an unauthorized work area and crushed maintenance technician Wanda Holbrook's head between hitch assemblies, killing her.2017-03-15tier 2
- wzzm13.comLawsuit claims a defective robot killed a factory worker, with human error also cited2017-03-15tier 2
- 11alive.comLawsuit filed alleging a defective robot caused the death of a Michigan woman.2017-03-15tier 2
- wcnc.comLawsuit alleges a defective robot killed a Michigan woman2017-03-16tier 2
- kiro7.comA worker was killed by a rogue robot, prompting her husband to sue the companies responsible for the automation.2017-03-16tier 2
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