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2019 · S3 and above incidents

13 documented incidents where year is 2019 and severity is S3 and above, across 11 companies, 2019. Every row cites its source; severity runs S1 (near miss) to S5 (fatal or catastrophic). Entity pages: 2019 · S3 and above.

13Unique incidents
11Companies involved
S5Highest severity
77%Verified
15%From regulators
2019Years covered

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Incident list

SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S3~Dec 2019Safran crash —Safran works to correct Patroller UAV after December crash FlightGlobal
S3~Oct 2019LG Energy Solution fire —South Korea ESS fires linked predominantly to LG Chem/LG Energy Solution battery cells · 17 of 27 national ESS fire incidents ETNews / Korea Times
S319 Sep 2019EnerSys fire Richmond, KY, USAFire at EnerSys Richmond, Kentucky motive-power battery plant · 1 manufacturing facility, ~$46.1M insured loss EnerSys SEC 8-K filing
S329 Jul 2019Motek Medical recall —FDA Class II recall: Body Weight Support (BWS) Light; Model No. RB011; a component of C-Mil · Body Weight Support (BWS) Light; Model No. RB011; a componen openFDA enforcement
S3~Jul 2019Alauda Aeronautics crash Gatwick Airport, England, UKOut-of-control Airspeeder racing drone entered Gatwick controlled airspace after kill switch failed · 1 racing drone BBC
S525 Apr 2019Tesla fatality FL, USAFatal Autopilot crash (2019 Key Largo crash) - Tesla later hit with $243M jury verdict NBC News
S419 Apr 2019LG Energy Solution fire Surprise, AZ, USAAPS McMicken (Surprise, AZ) battery explosion injures four firefighters · 1 site, 4 firefighters injured IEEE Spectrum
S4~Apr 2019Fluence fire Surprise, AZ, USAAPS McMicken (Surprise, AZ) battery explosion injures four firefighters · 1 site, 4 firefighters injured Energy-Storage.News
S306 Mar 2019Procept BioRobotics recall —FDA Class II recall: AquaBeam Handpiece, Sterile EO, Rx Only, REF: 310301, and 320301, a co · AquaBeam Handpiece, Sterile EO, Rx Only, REF: 310301, and 32 openFDA enforcement
S328 Feb 2019SFMTA outage San Francisco, CA, USAAutomated Train Control System central computer failure halts subway communications · systemwide, all subway trains (~40 trains), ~70 minutes SFMTA
S405 Feb 2019Ocado Intelligent Automation fire Andover, England, UKAndover CFC destroyed by fire after robot battery-charger fault · 1 full customer fulfilment centre destroyed; facility handled ~30,000 deliveries/week Hampshire Fire and Rescu
S304 Jan 2019Monteris Medical recall —Monteris Medical had a serious recall Medical Design & Outsour
S301 Jan 2019Alauda Aeronautics regulatory UKAirspeeder demonstrator crash prompts AAIB probe of 'poor design and build quality' · 1 demonstrator drone aerospacetestinginternat

Companies involved

LG Energy Solution 2Alauda Aeronautics 2Safran 1EnerSys 1Motek Medical 1Tesla 1Fluence 1Procept BioRobotics 1SFMTA 1Ocado Intelligent Automation 1Monteris Medical 1

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