Incidents in Michigan
Recorded incidents involving robots, autonomous vehicles, drones and other physical AI systems in Michigan, each with sources.
- 4
- Incidents recorded
- 4
- Deaths
- 0
- Reported injuries
- 1979–15
- Years covered
4 records
Most recent first- Fatal
Maintenance technician killed by robot at Ventra Ionia auto parts plant
A 57-year-old maintenance technician was crushed by a robot in a trailer-hitch assembly line at the Ventra Ionia Main plant in Ionia, Michigan, on July 7, 2015.
- Fatal
Gantry robot fatally strikes mold setter at Michigan plastics plant
A 29-year-old mold setter at a Michigan injection molding company died on January 19, 2001, after a cycling gantry robot struck his head as he leaned over the machine.
- Fatal
Die-cast operator fatally pinned by Unimate robot at Michigan plant
A 34-year-old die-cast operator was pinned between an industrial robot and a steel pole at a Michigan plant on July 21, 1984, and died five days later.
- Fatal
Ford casting plant worker killed by parts-retrieval robot in Flat Rock
A 25-year-old worker at Ford's Flat Rock, Michigan casting plant was struck and killed by a transfer vehicle of an automated parts storage system in January 1979.