Worker killed by robot in welding accident at car parts factory in India

July 2, 2015

An unfortunate accident occurred at SKH Metals Factory in Manesar, India where a factory robot, during welding operations, pierced and fatally injured 24-year-old worker Ramji Lal. This incident underscores the importance of trustworthy AI practices and responsible governance in preventing such accidents. For those interested in shaping the future of safe and secure AI systems, we invite you to join the HISPI Project Cerebellum community and learn how this incident maps to our Govern function as part of the TAIM (Training, Accountability, Incident Management) framework.

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MEASURE 2.6 — similarity 0.674, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MANAGE 4.3 — similarity 0.629, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MAP 3.4 — similarity 0.628, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Alleged deployer: skh-metals
Alleged developer: unknown
Alleged harmed parties: ramji-lal

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/69

Data source

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McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. In Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI-21). Virtual Conference.

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