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Tesla technician sues for $51mln after assembly-line robot knocks him unconscious (www.independent.co.uk)
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Exclusive: After being struck with ‘the force of an approximately 8,000-pound counterbalance weight,’ court filings say Peter Hinterdobler has already racked up $1 million in medical bills

Case file: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26105811/hinterdobler-v-fanuc-america-et-al.pdf

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[–] 2 points 1 year ago

All because Elon thinks yellow caution paint isn't aesthetic enough for his god damn factory.

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    [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    So they disassembled the robot that was still powered, with no care to counterweight or balancer. That should be Darwin award nomination, not a lawsuit.

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    [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    51 million??? That's outrageous! He should sue for twice that

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