--- title: "Stoned Assembly Line Workers Cost BMW $1 Million in One Day, Report Claims" description: "The employees collapsed on the assembly line and shut down production for 40 minutes." date: "2017-03-20" modified: "2017-03-20" authors: - name: "Aaron Brown" job_title: "Staff Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/aaron-brown" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/8449/stoned-assembly-line-workers-cost-bmw-1-million-in-one-day-report-claims" categories: - "BMW News" - "News" - "News by Brand" tags: - "assembly" - "BMW" - "Drugs" --- # Stoned Assembly Line Workers Cost BMW $1 Million in One Day, Report Claims ![]() *\www.thedrive.com\* BMW was forced to shut an assembly line down for [40 minutes on March 3—reportedly costing]() the company more than $1 million—after two drugged-out employees got high and collapsed while working, *Bild* reports. The workers, who were assigned to the exhaust assembly area in the Munich factory, both reportedly [s]()[moked a joint ]()in the locker room before attempting to get to work on the factory's evening shift. One of the employees also had a high amount of alcohol in his or her's system, and the other was also under the influence of amphetamines, the report said. After collapsing, one of the workers had to be taken to an off-site medical facility, *Bild* reports. Following the incident, one of the employees was fired, and the other was transferred to a different position, the report said. Because apparently it isn't obvious enough for some folks, let us remind you that getting seriously zonked when you're supposed to be working is not a good idea. *Especially* when your mistake might end up costing your company more than $1 million. ## Author Aaron was previously a contributing writer with Jalopnik and has also written for Business Insider covering cars. When he's not in the office writing the news, you'll probably find him thrashing a beater car around a RallyCross. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [Twitter]()