Stone Fails to Withstand Weight, 50-Year-Old Forklift Operator Crushed to Death

At a road expansion construction site on Sisil-ro in Dongnae-gu, Busan, a 50-year-old operator was crushed under the load when an excavator overturned and died.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A man in his 50s died after being trapped under a load when a forklift overturned at a road expansion construction site.

According to the Dongnae Police Station in Busan on the 16th, at around 8:35 a.m., Mr. A, who was moving waste and construction materials at the road expansion construction site from Oncheon Bridge to Oncheonjang Entrance in Myeongnyun-dong, Dongnae-gu, was seen trapped under a forklift and stone materials by a construction site official, who reported it to 119.

The forklift was moving road boundary stones when the accident occurred. Firefighters who responded to the report used an air mattress and other equipment to rescue Mr. A and transported him to the hospital, but he ultimately passed away.

The police estimate that the forklift overturned due to the weight of the stone materials and are investigating the circumstances of the accident with construction site personnel.

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