Other · S5 fatal or catastrophic incidents

17 documented incidents where industry is Other and severity is S5 fatal or catastrophic, across 11 companies, 2009-2026. Every row cites its source; severity runs S1 (near miss) to S5 (fatal or catastrophic). Entity pages: Other · S5 fatal or catastrophic.

17Unique incidents

11Companies involved

S5Highest severity

100%Verified

18%From regulators

2009-2026Years covered

Incident list

Sev	Date	Company	Type	Location	Incident	Source
S5	08 May 2026	Unattributed (South Korea)	fatality	Haman, Gyeongnam, South Korea	Worker killed after being struck by descending robot believed stopped, Haman auto parts factory	세이프티퍼스트닷뉴스
S5	~May 2026	Johnson & Johnson (Abiomed)	malfunction	USA	FDA warns on J&J Abiomed Automated Impella Controllers after death linked to software error	MassDevice
S5	08 Apr 2026	Unattributed (South Korea)	fatality	Haman, Gyeongnam, South Korea	Worker entangled and killed by machinery at Haman auto parts factory	에너지안전신문
S5	17 Sep 2025	Palermo's Pizza	fatality	Milwaukee, WI, USA	Worker killed by robotic machine at Milwaukee pizza plant · 1 fatality	WISN / Fox News
S5	10 Apr 2025	MBTA	regulatory	Boston, MA, USA	MBTA pays $5M settlement over Red Line door-dragging death · 1 fatality / systemwide door-safety scrutiny	Boston Herald / WBUR
S5	~Apr 2025	Stellantis	fatality	Detroit, MI, USA	Stellantis mechanic killed after bypass key defeated robot safety system	Yahoo/OSHA reporting
S5	~Mar 2025	Calyxo	malfunction	USA	Calyxo discloses patient death linked to aspiration system used in robotic-assisted procedure	MassDevice
S5	~Jan 2025	Unattributed (South Korea)	fatality	Jinju, South Korea	Worker in his 50s killed by robot arm at Jinju auto parts factory	중앙일보
S5	22 May 2024	Unattributed (South Korea)	fatality	Cheonan, South Chungcheong, South Korea	Foreign worker killed by industrial robot during coating operation at Cheonan auto parts factory	세이프티퍼스트닷뉴스
S5	~Apr 2024	Katcon	fatality	Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, Mexico	Worker killed by industrial robot at Santa Catarina plant · 1 worker killed	MILENIO / N+ / Proceso
S5	10 Apr 2022	MBTA	fatality	Boston, MA, USA	Red Line rider dragged to death after door-control-system short circuit · 1 train / 1 fatality	WCVB
S5	18 Dec 2017	Amtrak	fatality	DuPont, WA, USA	Cascades train 501 DuPont, WA derailment - Positive Train Control not yet activated · 1 train (multiple cars) / 3 fatalities, ~70 injured	NWPB
S5	01 Dec 2013	Metro-North	fatality	Bronx, NY, USA	Spuyten Duyvil derailment - no PTC/alerter to catch engineer error · 1 train / 4 fatalities, ~70 injured	The New York Times
S5	19 Oct 2013	BART	fatality	Near Walnut Creek, CA, USA	Train in automatic mode kills two track workers near Walnut Creek · 1 train / 2 fatalities	NTSB
S5	19 Oct 2013	BART	regulatory	—	NTSB urgent recommendation for redundant train-worker protection after BART deaths · systemwide recommendation	CBS News San Francisco
S5	22 Jun 2009	WMATA	fatality	Washington, DC, USA	Fort Totten Red Line collision (ATC track circuit failure) · 2 trains / 1 fatal collision	NTSB
S5	~Jun 2009	WMATA	regulatory	—	WMATA suspends Automatic Train Operation systemwide after Fort Totten crash · fleet-wide, ~15 years	Railway Age

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