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A machine on an assembly line grabbed a worker and thrust him against a
metal slab, causing lethal injuries. The tragedy occurred at a plant belonging to German
automaker Volkswagen (VW) in Baunatal, on Monday.
A 21 year old man, who is not an employee of the
plant, was assembling the robot for a new motor production line, according to
the Local.de. His Meissen-based company had built the machine for the
automaker. He was the only person in the proximity of the
machine. Other workers were standing in the outer area. The robot grabbed the
man and threw him against a metal slab. He suffered a severe blow to the chest
area and died in hospital.
VW spokesman Heiko Hillwig said that human error is to
blame for the incident, according to the Associated Press. He said that the
machine is programed to grab auto parts and manipulate them. It operates in a
restricted area of the plant.
The
factory at Baunatal, 100 kilometers north of Frankfurt, is the second largest
for the Volkswagen brand. It doesn’t make vehicles, but assembles components
for other plants.
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