A terrible incident had happened at the German plant of VW in Kassel, north Frankfurt. A 21-year-old worker who was part of a two-man team – assigned to set up a new robot for the production line – was grabbed by the robot and being crushed against the metal plate. All this information has been given by the company spokesman, he further added that, for a new electric motor production line, this team was assembling the robot.
The victim was immediately given artificial respiration at the scene but all the efforts to save the poor soul went in vain, heavy injuries that he sustained ultimately claimed his life in the hospital in Kassel.
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Initial investigations did indicate the human error to be blame for this unfortunate incident, some media reported, but the company spokesman refused to comment on this. The only thing he said was that, to know exactly what really had caused this accident, an investigation had begun.
No! The robots don’t do things on their own, neither do they work outside their area. They operate within a confined area at the plant, they pick the parts up, move them around, assemble them, in short, they carry out various tasks related to the assembly process, said the spokesman.
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Some local newspaper has reported that when this accident had happened, the ill-fated contractor had been standing within the production area, while his other team member was standing in the outer area. They were checking the robot mechanism when suddenly robot grabbed hold of the man and crushed him into the metal plate, causing shattered bones and multiple ruptures.
Kassel site is Volkswagen’s main transmission plant, that’s what VW’s website says. This plant is responsible to supply the VW group with about 4 million automatic and manual transmission per year, recondition engines and transmissions, produce body, platform, and exhaust parts.
Whether to bring charges following the accident or not? German prosecutors are still considering their options.
