7 Deaths at Sites of Top 100 Construction Companies... Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Publishes List

Investigation of Fatal Accidents at Construction Sites from November to December Last Year

(Data from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Jiwon] It has been confirmed that seven fatal accidents occurred at the sites of the top 100 domestic construction companies over the two months from November to December last year.

On the 30th, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport disclosed the list of companies among the top 100 construction companies by construction capacity evaluation that experienced fatal accidents during this period.

According to the list, Hyundai Construction had one fatal accident each at the 'Singil 9 Redevelopment Promotion District Housing Redevelopment' site and the 'Hillstate Dongtan 2nd New Construction' site on December 11 last year.

Daewoo Construction had one fatality at the 'Gwacheon Jugong Complex 1 Housing Reconstruction Maintenance Project' site on November 15 last year, and Lotte Construction had one fatality at the 'Seonam Water Reclamation Center Phase 3 Treatment Facility Installation Project' site on December 2 last year.

In addition, Ssangyong Construction, Ilseong Construction, and Dongil each had one fatal accident at their sites, resulting in a total of seven fatal accidents at six companies among the top 100 by construction capacity evaluation over the two months.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is conducting special and surprise inspections targeting large construction companies where fatal accidents occurred. The special inspections scheduled for February to March will target Hyundai Construction, Daewoo Construction, Lotte Construction, Ssangyong Construction, Ilseong Construction, and Dongil.

Meanwhile, the Ministry conducted special inspections on 115 sites under construction by 13 companies including Samsung C&T, Hyundai Engineering, Hanshin Construction, Hoban Industry, and Hanjin Heavy Industries during November to December last year.

During the inspections, a total of 201 violations were detected and corrective orders were issued. Among these, 20 cases, such as leaving cracks larger than the allowable crack width on concrete surfaces unattended during subsequent work and conducting work on high-altitude scaffolding without installing safety railings, will be subject to penalty points.

Kim Hyun-mi, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, emphasized, "We will continue to conduct 'punitive site inspections' focusing on companies where fatal accidents occurred last year and this year to encourage the industry to proactively prevent safety accidents."

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