Death of Worker at GTX-A Construction Site... Serious Accident Investigation under the Serious Accident Punishment Act

Death of a Worker in Their 30s... Construction Company DL E&C

GTX-A Line Section 5 Construction Site (Photo by GTX-A Website)

A worker died at the construction site of the Metropolitan Area Express Railway (GTX) Line A, prompting the Ministry of Employment and Labor to launch an investigation into whether DL E&C (formerly Daelim Industrial), the contractor, violated the Serious Accidents Punishment Act.

According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor on the 13th, at around 10:11 a.m., a subcontracted worker in his 30s, Mr. A, died at the GTX-A Section 5 construction site in Dangju-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul.

It is reported that while lowering electrical cables from above ground to underground, a fixed cable drum suddenly fell and struck Mr. A.

According to the Serious Accidents Punishment Act, which came into effect on January 27, if a serious industrial accident occurs at a workplace with 50 or more regular employees (or construction projects worth 5 billion KRW or more), the employer or management responsible for safety obligations can be punished for failing to prevent the accident.

The construction site in question is subject to the Serious Accidents Punishment Act as it involves a project worth more than 5 billion KRW.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor stated, "We issued a work stoppage order immediately after the accident and are currently investigating the cause of the accident and whether there were violations of the Industrial Safety and Health Act and the Serious Accidents Punishment Act at the site."

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