The first documented case of a robot-related fatality in the U.S. occurred on July 21, 1984. An automotive worker in Michigan was found pinned between an automated die-casting industrial robot and a 4-inch-diameter steel safety pole used to restrict undesired arm movement by the robot. The worker suffered cardiopulmonary arrest after the robot stalled and applied sustained pressure to his chest.
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