_Incident · Injury_

# Pick-and-place robot crushed a worker at a South Korean vegetable-packing plant (2023)

Canonical ID: `128bdc76-61e7-489c-b054-10c7c0ed6259`

- **Occurred:** 2023-11-08
- **Kind:** `injury`
- **Status (derived):** active

On Nov 8 2023 a pick-and-place robot at a vegetable-packing plant in South Gyeongsang province, South Korea grabbed a robotics-company worker, who had been sent to inspect it, and pressed him against a conveyor belt; he died of head and chest injuries. The robot reportedly failed to distinguish the man from the boxes of produce it was handling.

## Sources (1)

1. **CBS News** · https://www.cbsnews.com/news/industrial-robot-crushes-worker-dead-south-korea/

## Common questions

### What happened in Pick-and-place robot crushed a worker at a South Korean vegetable-packing plant (2023)?

On Nov 8 2023 a pick-and-place robot at a vegetable-packing plant in South Gyeongsang province, South Korea grabbed a robotics-company worker, who had been sent to inspect it, and pressed him against a conveyor belt; he died of head and chest injuries. The robot reportedly failed to distinguish the man from the boxes of produce it was handling.

### When did this incident occur?

The incident is recorded as occurring on November 8, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. The date reflects the underlying real-world event, not the registry record's creation date.

### Has anyone responded to Pick-and-place robot crushed a worker at a South Korean vegetable-packing plant (2023)?

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 Pick-and-place robot crushed a worker at a South Korean vegetable-packing plant (2023)?

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


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