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| Rise of the Machines: Swedish facory robot attacks human co-worker |
| 2009-07-29 |
| A Swedish company has been fined 25,000 kronor ($3,000) after a malfunctioning robot attacked and almost killed one of its workers at a factory north of Stockholm. Public prosecutor Leif Johansson mulled pressing charges against the firm but eventually opted to settle for a fine. "I've never heard of a robot attacking somebody like this," he told news agency TT. The incident took place in June 2007 at a factory in BÃ¥lsta, north of Stockholm, when the industrial worker was trying to carry out maintenance on a defective machine generally used to lift heavy rocks. Thinking he had cut off the power supply, the man approached the robot with no sense of trepidation. But the robot suddenly came to life and grabbed a tight hold of the victim's head. The man succeeded in defending himself but not before suffering serious injuries. |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #7 The worker was not familiar with the Swedish equivalent of THIS: OSHA Standard: Regulations (Standards - 29 CFR) The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout). - 1910.147 Regulations (Standards - 29 CFR) - Table of Contents Regulations (Standards - 29 CFR) - Table of Contents • Part Number: 1910 • Part Title: Occupational Safety and Health Standards • Subpart: J • Subpart Title: General Environmental Controls • Standard Number: 1910.147 • Title: The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout). • Appendix: A |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2009-07-29 20:31 |
| #6 Would this even be a story if the 'machine' weren't a robot? Nominated for idiot of the day ("Thinking he had cut off the power supply") |
| Posted by: logi_cal 2009-07-29 18:58 |
| #5 Thinking he had cut off the power supply, Could it be that the worker had not properly secured the power supply before working on the robot? |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2009-07-29 18:24 |
| #4 Did anyone cry rape? |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2009-07-29 18:00 |
| #3 Was it Johann Conner? |
| Posted by: Formerly Dan 2009-07-29 17:11 |
| #2 the man approached the robot with no sense of trepidation A guy like that would die in the first wave during the coming Robot Uprising. And what kind of wussbots are they making up there in Sweden that can't kill a mere human? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-07-29 16:45 |
| #1 I recommend carrying shotguns, preferably with tungsten slugs, near all robots. You just never know. |
| Posted by: ed 2009-07-29 15:30 |