{"id":"f7b3ddca-2a80-42e7-baef-245c8070c6c2","slug":"osha-plastic-express-fuji-ace-robot-injury-2017","kind":"workplace_injury","headline":"OSHA: Worker struck by Fuji-Ace robot arm, suffers fractured sternum at Plastic Express (2017)","summary":"On January 17, 2017, a 37-year-old employee at Plastic Express climbed onto a stopped conveyor and walked into the caged area of a Fuji-Ace mechanical robot to reconnect a loose hose on the robot's hand. As he approached, the robot arm engaged and struck him in the chest, causing a broken sternum and two broken ribs; he was hospitalized. The robot reactivated during maintenance performed without adequate lockout. OSHA accident investigation, inspection 1207700.015.","occurredAt":"2017-01-17T00:00:00.000Z","reviewStatus":"reviewed","modelId":null,"deploymentId":null,"companyId":null,"aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"none","reviewNote":null,"severity":"serious","rootCauseCategory":"maintenance_deficiency","rootCauseDetail":null,"affectedUnitsCount":1,"affectedUnitsBasis":"exact","remediationStatus":"acknowledged","regulatoryAction":"investigation","regulatoryBody":"OSHA","propertyDamageEstimateUsd":null,"damageEstimateBasis":null,"bodilyInjurySeverity":"severe","fatalityCount":0,"lossCostClass":null,"sourceQualityTier":1,"createdAt":"2026-06-25T10:18:54.426Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-25T10:24:15.331Z","model":null,"deployment":null,"company":null,"derived":{"status":"active"},"sources":[],"responses":[],"statusEvents":[],"jsonLd":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/incidents/osha-plastic-express-fuji-ace-robot-injury-2017","url":"https://registry.deploy.report/incidents/osha-plastic-express-fuji-ace-robot-injury-2017","headline":"OSHA: Worker struck by Fuji-Ace robot arm, suffers fractured sternum at Plastic Express (2017)","description":"On January 17, 2017, a 37-year-old employee at Plastic Express climbed onto a stopped conveyor and walked into the caged area of a Fuji-Ace mechanical robot to reconnect a loose hose on the robot's hand. As he approached, the robot arm engaged and struck him in the chest, causing a broken sternum and two broken ribs; he was hospitalized. The robot reactivated during maintenance performed without adequate lockout. OSHA accident investigation, inspection 1207700.015.","identifier":"f7b3ddca-2a80-42e7-baef-245c8070c6c2","datePublished":"2017-01-17T00:00:00.000Z","articleSection":"workplace injury","publisher":{"@id":"https://deploy.report/#organization"},"author":{"@id":"https://deploy.report/#organization"}},"framework_metadata":{"framework_schema_version":"0.1.0","verification_status":"claimed-not-verified","maturity_stage":null,"lifecycle_state":null,"architectural_position":{"cohort":null,"sub_cohorts":[]},"within_cohort_verified_vs_claimed_pair":null,"cap_flags":[],"verification_depth":{"sources_count":0,"primary_source_types":[]}}}