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Foreign worker killed by industrial robot during coating operation at Cheonan auto parts factory
S5 · 22 May 2024 · Unattributed (South Korea) · Cheonan, South Chungcheong, South Korea
Record
| Company | Unattributed (South Korea) |
| Industry | Other |
| Type(s) | fatality |
| Date | 22 May 2024 (day precision) |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | Cheonan, South Chungcheong, South Korea |
| Severity | (fatality or catastrophic loss) |
| Scale | not documented |
| Confidence | medium |
| Verified flag | Yes - independently re-checked against the cited source |
Summary
A foreign national worker in his 30s died after a retrieval/take-out robot suddenly activated and trapped him while he was applying coating material to parts at an automotive parts factory in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province. He went into cardiac arrest and died after being taken to hospital.
Primary source
세이프티퍼스트닷뉴스 (Safety First News)
Publisher: 세이프티퍼스트닷뉴스 (Safety First News) · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Supporting source rows (1)
| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2024 | Foreign worker killed by industrial robot during coating operation at Cheonan auto parts factory | 세이프티퍼스트닷뉴스 (Safety First News) | 세이프티퍼스트닷뉴스 |
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