Ministry of Employment Begins Intensive Supervision of Hyundai Heavy Industries Following Worker Fatality Incident

"Consideration of Special Inspection for POSCO Pohang Steelworks"

On the 5th, a man in his 40s died after being hit on the head by a steel plate at Hyundai Heavy Industries Ulsan Shipyard, with company officials inspecting the scene. (Image source=Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] The government has begun intensive supervision of Hyundai Heavy Industries, where serious accidents such as worker fatalities continue to occur.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor announced on the 9th that five teams from the Ulsan branch office will be deployed to conduct intensive supervision of Hyundai Heavy Industries until the 19th.

Earlier, on the 5th, a Hyundai Heavy Industries worker died after being struck on the head by a steel plate. The company also experienced four serious accidents last year.

Accordingly, the Ministry of Employment and Labor issued work suspension orders for the factory where the accident occurred and other factories performing the same tasks.

During the intensive supervision period, the ministry plans to inspect whether measures to prevent falling objects have been properly implemented and will take administrative or judicial actions if violations are found.

Meanwhile, the ministry is also considering special supervision of POSCO's Pohang Steelworks, where a recent worker fatality occurred.

On the same day, Kwon Kisub, Director of Labor Policy at the Ministry of Employment and Labor, mentioned in a briefing on industrial safety supervision plans, "We are reviewing whether special supervision is also necessary at Pohang (Steelworks) to check various situations discovered during the special supervision of POSCO's Gwangyang Steelworks."

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