An assembly robot crushed and killed a worker on Monday at the Volkswagen factory in Hesse, Germany.
The 21-year-old man, from a company based in Meissen, Saxony, was assembling the machine for a new electric motor production line, according to World News. The robot allegedly powered on, took the man and slammed him against a metal slab. After suffering severe chest trauma, the man was resuscitated on the scene of the accident, but to no avail. He was brought to the hospital and later pronounced dead.
The man was working in the production area next to the assembly robot, opposed to the other workers who kept a distance from the machine, standing in the surrounding area, according to Germany newspaper Hessische/Niedersächsische Allgemeine.
The assembly robot was property of the Meissen-based company and had not been given to Volkswagen just yet, The Local reported.
Local authorities are currently conducting an investigation into the death, according to multiple reports.
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