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Worker in his 50s killed by robot arm at Jinju auto parts factory
S5 · ~Jan 2025 · Unattributed (South Korea) · Jinju, South Korea
Record
| Company | Unattributed (South Korea) |
| Industry | Other |
| Type(s) | fatality |
| Date | ~Jan 2025 (month precision) |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | Jinju, South Korea |
| Severity | (fatality or catastrophic loss) |
| Scale | not documented |
| Confidence | medium |
| Verified flag | Yes - independently re-checked against the cited source |
Summary
A worker in his 50s died after being pinned by an industrial robot arm while removing metal shavings from a CNC lathe work area at an auto parts factory in Jinju; the robot's power had not been shut off and no safety fence separated worker and robot. He died about 90 minutes after the accident.
Primary source
Publisher: 중앙일보 (Joongang Ilbo) · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Supporting source rows (1)
| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| ~Jan 2025 | Worker in his 50s killed by robot arm at Jinju auto parts factory | 중앙일보 (Joongang Ilbo) | 중앙일보 |
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