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Old 07-01-2015, 08:05 PM
 
Location: Michigan
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A technician has been killed by a robot at a Volkswagen plant near Kassel, Germany.

A 21 year old external contractor was installing the robot together with a colleague when he was struck in the chest by the robot and pressed against a metal plate.

Worker killed in Volkswagen robot accident - fastFT: Market-moving news and views, 24 hours a day - FT.com
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Old 07-01-2015, 08:56 PM
 
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And? An American worker is killed on the job about every two hours, every hour of the day, every day of the year. I have no idea what the German, European, or world count is.
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Old 07-01-2015, 09:29 PM
 
Location: NYC
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Trust me, more workers die due to negligence of other human workers than killed by a machine.
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Old 07-01-2015, 09:39 PM
 
Location: california
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At least the robot did not suffer any dammage ,according to the report , that would be terrable.
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