Road Patrol Officer Seriously Injured by Falling Materials from 12th Floor at Haeundae Construction Site

Formwork Wooden Support Breaks and Falls to the Floor

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Yoseop] A serious accident occurred when construction materials fell from the 12th floor of a hotel construction site in Haeundae-gu, Busan, injuring a public official who was conducting road enforcement duties.

According to the Busan Police Agency on the 21st, around 10 a.m. that day, a wooden support beam measuring 1.2 m in length and 8 cm in width, which was supporting formwork on the 12th floor of the A hotel construction site in Haeundae-gu, broke and fell to the ground. At the time, B (51), a public official belonging to the Haeundae District Office who was enforcing regulations on road-stored materials on the first floor, was struck on the head by the wooden support beam and collapsed. B was reported to have a depressed skull fracture and symptoms of cerebral hemorrhage, and was transported to the hospital where he underwent emergency surgery.

A police official stated, “It is believed that the accident occurred while the hotel construction company was performing loading and unloading work to raise steel materials and plywood to the upper floors, and the exact circumstances of the accident are being investigated.”

On the 21st, a wooden formwork support fell from the 12th floor of a hotel construction site in Haeundae, Busan (Photo by Busan Police Agency).

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