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12 documented incidents where industry is Other and type is fatality, across 9 companies, 2009-2026. Every row cites its source; severity runs S1 (near miss) to S5 (fatal or catastrophic). Entity pages: Other · fatality.

12Unique incidents
9Companies involved
S5Highest severity
100%Verified
25%From regulators
2009-2026Years covered

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Incident list

SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S508 May 2026Unattributed (South Korea) fatality Haman, Gyeongnam, South KoreaWorker killed after being struck by descending robot believed stopped, Haman auto parts factory 세이프티퍼스트닷뉴스
S508 Apr 2026Unattributed (South Korea) fatality Haman, Gyeongnam, South KoreaWorker entangled and killed by machinery at Haman auto parts factory 에너지안전신문
S517 Sep 2025Palermo's Pizza fatality Milwaukee, WI, USAWorker killed by robotic machine at Milwaukee pizza plant · 1 fatality WISN / Fox News
S5~Apr 2025Stellantis fatality Detroit, MI, USAStellantis mechanic killed after bypass key defeated robot safety system Yahoo/OSHA reporting
S5~Jan 2025Unattributed (South Korea) fatality Jinju, South KoreaWorker in his 50s killed by robot arm at Jinju auto parts factory 중앙일보
S522 May 2024Unattributed (South Korea) fatality Cheonan, South Chungcheong, South KoreaForeign worker killed by industrial robot during coating operation at Cheonan auto parts factory 세이프티퍼스트닷뉴스
S5~Apr 2024Katcon fatality Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, MexicoWorker killed by industrial robot at Santa Catarina plant · 1 worker killed MILENIO / N+ / Proceso
S510 Apr 2022MBTA fatality Boston, MA, USARed Line rider dragged to death after door-control-system short circuit · 1 train / 1 fatality WCVB
S518 Dec 2017Amtrak fatality DuPont, WA, USACascades train 501 DuPont, WA derailment - Positive Train Control not yet activated · 1 train (multiple cars) / 3 fatalities, ~70 injured NWPB
S501 Dec 2013Metro-North fatality Bronx, NY, USASpuyten Duyvil derailment - no PTC/alerter to catch engineer error · 1 train / 4 fatalities, ~70 injured The New York Times
S519 Oct 2013BART fatality Near Walnut Creek, CA, USATrain in automatic mode kills two track workers near Walnut Creek · 1 train / 2 fatalities NTSB
S522 Jun 2009WMATA fatality Washington, DC, USAFort Totten Red Line collision (ATC track circuit failure) · 2 trains / 1 fatal collision NTSB

Companies involved

Unattributed (South Korea) 4Palermo's Pizza 1Stellantis 1Katcon 1MBTA 1Amtrak 1Metro-North 1BART 1WMATA 1

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