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Assembly Line: Workers
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An automotive assembly line starts with a bare chassis; components are attached successively as the growing assemblage moves along a conveyor. Parts are matched into subassemblies on feeder lines that intersect the main line to deliver body parts, engines, and other assemblies. As the units move past, each worker along the line performs a specific function. Each part and tool is delivered to its point of use in synchronization with the line. A number of different assemblies are on the line simultaneously, but an intricate system of scheduling and control ensures that the appropriate body type and colour, trim, engine, and optional equipment arrive together to make the desired combinations.
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Assembly lines are supposed to work smoothly, consistently, and without incident. However, assembly line machines that have been improperly repaired or altered, designed improperly or lack proper safety mechanisms and/or warnings can cause serious injuries to line workers. A machine malfunction, the failure of a safety device, or other negligent event can put a factory worker in the hospital, cause a permanent disability or even cause a wrongful death.
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On a Boeing assembly line in Kansas in 2000, Prewitt saw workers drilling extra holes in the long aluminum ribs that make up the skeleton of a jetliner's fuselage. That was the only way the workers could attach the pieces, because some of its pre-drilled holes didn't match those on the airframe.
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