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Warehouse automation · S3 and above incidents

14 documented incidents where industry is Warehouse automation and severity is S3 and above, across 9 companies, 2015-2025. Every row cites its source; severity runs S1 (near miss) to S5 (fatal or catastrophic). Entity pages: Warehouse automation · S3 and above.

14Unique incidents
9Companies involved
S5Highest severity
64%Verified
14%From regulators
2015-2025Years covered

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Incident list

SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S3~Nov 2025Amazon malfunction Waco, TX, USAAmazon Prime Air drone severs cable in Waco, Texas, prompting FAA probe CNBC
S316 Dec 2024Amazon malfunction Pendleton, OR, USAAmazon Prime Air delivery drones crash after backup rain/landing sensor removed from MK30 design · MK30 delivery drone fleet New York Post / Bloomber
S5~Sep 2024Geek+ fatality Ravenhall, Victoria, AustraliaWorker fatally crushed by Geek+ automated robot at Myer Ravenhall distribution centre; WorkSafe Victoria charges Myer and GeekPlus Australia · 1 fatality WorkSafe Victoria
S5~Aug 2024Dearborn Mid-West fatality —Jeep plant worker crushed to death by conveyor system lacking pinch-point guarding · 1 worker Detroit News
S5~Feb 2024Robot Palletizer (Dallas) fatality Carthage, MO, USAMachine operator crushed to death by palletizer at Schreiber Foods, Carthage MO · 1 fatality, 1 palletizer OSHA
S415 Mar 2023Attabotics fire Brampton, Ontario, CanadaFire at Canadian Tire distribution centre running Attabotics robotic storage system · 1 facility, $67.7M in reported costs BetaKit
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
S3~Sep 2020Amazon injury —Reveal investigation: Amazon's robotic fulfillment centers have higher serious injury rates · 23 fulfillment centers analyzed AI Incident Database
S4~Dec 2018Amazon injury Robbinsville, NJ, USARobot punctures bear repellent can, sickens dozens of warehouse workers · 1 robot/incident, 24 hospitalized NPR
S425 Apr 2017SSI Schaefer malfunction Lebedyan, Lipetsk Oblast, RussiaRacking/crane system collapse at PepsiCo-owned Lebedyansky juice plant (Russia) · 1 storage facility; 28+ million liters of product lost TASS
S509 Aug 2016Dematic fatality Brampton, ON, CanadaWorker killed pinned by mobile work platform during Dematic conveyor installation · 1 fatality, 1 site Manufacturing AUTOMATION
S3~Oct 2015MHS Global regulatory —OSHA cites MHS Technical Services for fall and fire hazards at UPS conveyor installation · single facility installation U.S. Department of Labor
S4not documentedOcado 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
S3not documentedAmazon regulatory —Federal OSHA cites Amazon for ergonomic hazards tied to robotic/automated pace of work · 3+ facilities cited, up to $46,875 in penalties CNBC

Companies involved

Amazon 5Ocado Intelligent Automation 2Geek+ 1Dearborn Mid-West 1Robot Palletizer (Dallas) 1Attabotics 1SSI Schaefer 1Dematic 1MHS Global 1

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