Worker Suffers Full-Body Burns at Hyundai Steel Dangjin Plant... Ministry of Employment and Labor Launches On-Site Investigation

Worker Death Accident at Hyundai Steel in Dangjin
(Dangjin=Yonhap News) On the morning of the 2nd of last month, a worker in his 50s died after falling into a large container (plating pot) inside the factory at Hyundai Steel Dangjin Steelworks 1 Cold Rolling Mill in Dangjin-si, Chungnam. The photo shows the accident scene. March 2, 2022 [Provided by Dangjin Fire Station. Redistribution and DB prohibited]
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[Asia Economy Sejong=Reporter Lee Jun-hyung] A worker at Hyundai Steel Dangjin Plant in Dangjin, Chungnam, suffered burns over his entire body due to an oxygen pipe explosion. The labor authorities have launched an on-site investigation to determine whether there was a violation of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor announced on the 27th at around 3:10 PM that a man in his 30s, identified as A, was burned over 70% of his body in an accident at the oxygen plant No. 8 construction site within Hyundai Steel Dangjin Plant. A, who belongs to Hyundai Rotem, was transferred to Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital and is receiving treatment in the intensive care unit. A suffered burns when an oxygen pipe burst during the commissioning of oxygen production equipment, causing a sudden flare-up.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor dispatched inspectors from the Cheonan branch office to the site to investigate the cause of the accident. The ministry plans to verify whether Hyundai Rotem and others violated the Industrial Safety and Health Act and the Serious Accidents Punishment Act. The workplace in question employs more than 50 regular workers and is subject to the Serious Accidents Punishment Act.

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