Twenty-year-old a person was crushed to death inside a robotic welding station at the Ajin USA facility in Cusseta, Alabama, when the robot abruptly restarted while she and co-workers were clearing a sensor fault.
- Date of incident
- 2016-06-18
- Location
- Cusseta, Alabama, USA
- Sources
- 7
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How the event developed
- 2016-12-14Fine
Twenty-year-old a person was crushed to death inside a robotic welding station at the Ajin USA facility in Cusseta, Alabama, when the robot abruptly restarted while she and co-workers were clearing a sensor fault.
cbs42.com - 2016-12-14Regulator action
At the Ajin USA plant in Cusseta, Alabama, 20-year-old Regina Allen a person entered a robotic station to clear a sensor fault when the assembly line stopped, and the robot restarted abruptly and crushed her to death.
cbsnews.com - 2016-12-15Fine
A robot on the assembly line at Ajin USA's Cusseta, Alabama plant restarted abruptly while 20-year-old Regina a person and three co-workers were inside a robotic cell clearing a sensor fault, crushing her; she died the following day.
wtvm.com - 2016-12-28Lawsuit
20-year-old Regina a person was crushed to death by a robot at the Ajin USA manufacturing plant in Cusseta, Alabama after the machine abruptly restarted while she was inside the operations area attempting to fix a sensor error.
cbs42.com - 2016-12-28Lawsuit
a person, a 20-year-old worker, was crushed to death when a robot unexpectedly restarted while she and three coworkers were inside a robotic station clearing a sensor at Ajin USA's auto parts plant in Cusseta, Alabama.
al.com - 2017-01-03Report
a person, a 20-year-old worker at Ajin USA's auto parts plant in Cusseta, Alabama, was crushed to death when a robotic machine unexpectedly reactivated while she was inside the hazard zone attempting to clear a sensor fault.
thedailybeast.com - 2023-03-09Fine
a person was crushed to death when a robot inside a robotic cell at Ajin USA's Cusseta, Alabama metal stamping plant restarted unexpectedly while she and co-workers were troubleshooting a sensor fault without following lockout/tagout procedures.
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- cbs42.comTwenty-year-old a person was crushed to death inside a robotic welding station at the Ajin USA facility in Cusseta, Alabama, when the robot abruptly restarted while she and co-workers were clearing a sensor fault.2016-12-14copy 2026-09-02tier 2
- cbsnews.comAt the Ajin USA plant in Cusseta, Alabama, 20-year-old Regina Allen a person entered a robotic station to clear a sensor fault when the assembly line stopped, and the robot restarted abruptly and crushed her to death.2016-12-14copy 2026-09-02tier 1
- wtvm.comA robot on the assembly line at Ajin USA's Cusseta, Alabama plant restarted abruptly while 20-year-old Regina a person and three co-workers were inside a robotic cell clearing a sensor fault, crushing her; she died the following day.2016-12-15copy 2026-09-02tier 2
- cbs42.com20-year-old Regina a person was crushed to death by a robot at the Ajin USA manufacturing plant in Cusseta, Alabama after the machine abruptly restarted while she was inside the operations area attempting to fix a sensor error.2016-12-28copy 2026-09-02tier 2
- al.coma person, a 20-year-old worker, was crushed to death when a robot unexpectedly restarted while she and three coworkers were inside a robotic station clearing a sensor at Ajin USA's auto parts plant in Cusseta, Alabama.2016-12-28copy 2026-09-05tier 2
- thedailybeast.coma person, a 20-year-old worker at Ajin USA's auto parts plant in Cusseta, Alabama, was crushed to death when a robotic machine unexpectedly reactivated while she was inside the hazard zone attempting to clear a sensor fault.2017-01-03copy 2026-09-11tier 2
- al.coma person was crushed to death when a robot inside a robotic cell at Ajin USA's Cusseta, Alabama metal stamping plant restarted unexpectedly while she and co-workers were troubleshooting a sensor fault without following lockout/tagout procedures.2023-03-09copy 2026-09-06tier 2
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