'4 Casualties' Daegu Manhole Asphyxiation Site Police and National Forensic Service 'Joint Investigation'

On the afternoon of the 27th, a worker suffocation accident occurred at a manhole site of a recycling company in Dalseo-gu, Daegu.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] The police are conducting a full-scale investigation together with the National Forensic Service regarding the suffocation accident of a manhole cleaning worker at a resource recycling company in Galsan-dong, Dalseo-gu, Daegu.

On the 27th, immediately after the accident, the Daegu Metropolitan Police Agency collected the first samples of the air inside the manhole and the wet paper waste residue (sludge). On the afternoon of the 28th, they collected additional air samples with agents from the National Forensic Service for detailed analysis.

In addition, autopsies will be conducted on the two deceased workers to determine the exact cause of death, while investigations are also underway targeting company officials to check whether safety regulations such as the use of protective gear by workers were followed.

Immediately after the accident, the fire authorities measured residual gases in the manhole and confirmed that harmful substances such as hydrogen sulfide and nitrogen dioxide exceeded the permissible concentration levels.

Earlier, at around 5:42 p.m. on the 27th, two workers cleaning a manhole (approximately 2 meters deep) at a resource recycling company in Galsan-dong, Daegu, died, and two others sustained serious and minor injuries. It is reported that after one worker collapsed first, three other workers nearby entered the manhole one after another to rescue him but were sequentially affected by the accident.

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