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Worker killed after being struck by descending robot believed stopped, Haman auto parts factory

S5 · 05/08
2026 · 15:20 · Unattributed (South Korea) · Haman, Gyeongnam, South Korea

Record

CompanyUnattributed (South Korea)
Categoryother
Typefatality
Date05/08
2026
Time of day15:20
LocationHaman, Gyeongnam, South Korea
SeverityS5 (fatality or catastrophic loss)
Scale-
Confidencemedium
VerificationYes - adversarially checked against the cited source
Source세이프티퍼스트닷뉴스

What happened

A worker performing finishing/polishing work near an automated production robot at an auto parts factory in Haman, Gyeongnam was struck by a robot that unexpectedly descended during equipment inspection and was pinned between the robot and a loading rack.

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