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2021 · S3 and above incidents

12 documented incidents where year is 2021 and severity is S3 and above, across 12 companies, 2021. Every row cites its source; severity runs S1 (near miss) to S5 (fatal or catastrophic). Entity pages: 2021 · S3 and above.

12Unique incidents
12Companies involved
S5Highest severity
67%Verified
25%From regulators
2021Years covered

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Incident list

SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S5~Dec 2021Nordco (Wabtec) fatality Norfolk Southern rail line near Reed, PA, USARoadway worker killed by Nordco spike machine with non-functional alarm · 1 fatality, 1 machine NTSB
S319 Nov 2021Pony.AI regulatory —California DMV suspends Pony.ai driverless testing permit · California driverless testing permit suspended Reuters
S4~Sep 2021Intuitive Surgical malfunction FL, USALawsuit: da Vinci surgical robot burned woman's small intestine NBC News
S326 Jul 2021MTA / NYCT outage NYC, USAQueens Boulevard Line signal system outage · Queens Blvd Line segment (4 routes), ~4 hours, 89 trains delayed amNewYork
S313 Jul 2021Momentus regulatory —Stable Road and Momentus reach SEC settlement over false claims SpaceNews
S309 Jul 2021Procept BioRobotics recall —FDA Class II recall: AQUABEAM Handpiece, REF: HP2000, a sterile single-use component of the · AQUABEAM Handpiece, REF: HP2000, a sterile single-use compon openFDA enforcement
S3~Jul 2021Ocado Intelligent Automation fire Erith, London, UKErith fulfilment centre fire after three-bot collision on the grid · 3 robots involved; <1% of grid damaged; site handles up to 150,000 orders/week The Register
S325 May 2021LG Energy Solution recall —LG Energy Solution recalls home/ESS batteries after thermal events, one injury · US residential ESS recall, ~$350M cost EnergyTrend
S308 May 2021Hitachi Rail recall —Class 800/385 fleet withdrawn UK-wide after underframe cracks found · fleet-wide (dozens of trainsets), multi-day national disruption BBC News
S408 Mar 2021STM (Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik) regulatory LibyaUN report: STM Kargu-2 loitering munition may have autonomously engaged targets in Libya NPR / New York Times
S326 Feb 2021Accuray recall —FDA Class II recall: CyberKnife Treatment Delivery System - Product Usage: indicated for im · CyberKnife Treatment Delivery System - Product Usage: indica openFDA enforcement
S322 Feb 2021Blue Solutions recall GermanyMercedes-Benz eCitaro Buses With Solid-State Batteries Recalled · multiple eCitaro buses InsideEVs

Companies involved

Nordco (Wabtec) 1Pony.AI 1Intuitive Surgical 1MTA / NYCT 1Momentus 1Procept BioRobotics 1Ocado Intelligent Automation 1LG Energy Solution 1Hitachi Rail 1STM (Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik) 1Accuray 1Blue Solutions 1

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