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Startling video footage capturing the tragic moment a robotic arm fatally crushed a worker at a factory in Thailand has emerged today.
The harrowing incident unfolded at the Vandapac factory located in Thailand's Chonburi province on March 27.
The unsuspecting worker appeared to be laying out sheets of material when the arm forcefully swung down and pinned him against a bench.
Unsettling CCTV footage shows how the victim was incapacitated beneath the hulking metal device as a fellow employee continued working across the room, seemingly unaware of the catastrophe unfolding just behind him.
Emergency responders swiftly intervened after the alarm was eventually raised, releasing the man before administering critical aid and rushing him to Chonburi Hospital.
But he was pronounced dead on arrival having sustained major trauma.
The unsuspecting worker appeared to be laying out sheets of material when the arm forcefully swung down and pinned him against a bench
Unsettling CCTV footage shows how the victim was incapacitated beneath the hulking metal device as a fellow employee continued working across the room, seemingly unaware of the catastrophe unfolding just behind him
Factory authorities have asserted that the robot arm was operating within normal parameters and attributed the accident to the worker's misjudgment.
They suggested he was aware of the robot arm's capabilities and mistakenly manoeuvered beneath it, refusing to take responsibility for the incident.
Expressing minimal details, a manager stated to local media: 'We are not providing any more information.
'The employees accept responsibility for any accidents that happen while they are working.'
Vandapac, a longstanding manufacturer
