_Incident · Fatality_

# OSHA: Worker fatally crushed by spot-welding robot during maintenance at Unipres Southeast (2022)

Canonical ID: `1726b2d5-b4c5-4dc6-920d-c8069a01b219`

- **Occurred:** 2022-09-01
- **Kind:** `fatality`
- **Status (derived):** active

At about 9:15 p.m. on September 1, 2022, a 27-year-old precision assembler at Unipres Southeast U.S.A., Inc. was placing welding tips into a welding-tip cartridge for a spot-welding robot when the robot activated and fatally crushed him. The equipment had not been properly secured with lockout procedures. OSHA accident investigation, inspection 1619852.015.

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## Common questions

### What happened in OSHA: Worker fatally crushed by spot-welding robot during maintenance at Unipres Southeast (2022)?

At about 9:15 p.m. on September 1, 2022, a 27-year-old precision assembler at Unipres Southeast U.S.A., Inc. was placing welding tips into a welding-tip cartridge for a spot-welding robot when the robot activated and fatally crushed him. The equipment had not been properly secured with lockout procedures. OSHA accident investigation, inspection 1619852.015.

### When did this incident occur?

The incident is recorded as occurring on September 1, 2022 on the DEPLOY registry. The date reflects the underlying real-world event, not the registry record's creation date.

### Has anyone responded to OSHA: Worker fatally crushed by spot-welding robot during maintenance at Unipres Southeast (2022)?

No responses to this incident are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Operators, manufacturers, or affected parties can submit responses to the editorial team; absence is not a guarantee no response was issued.

### What is the current status of OSHA: Worker fatally crushed by spot-welding robot during maintenance at Unipres Southeast (2022)?

This incident is an active record on the DEPLOY registry; no retraction or correction has been issued.


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