A Worker in His 50s Dies at Goyang GTX Construction Site... Investigation into Violation of Serious Accident Punishment Act Underway

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] A worker in his 50s died at a GTX construction site in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, prompting labor authorities to investigate whether there was a violation of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act.

According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor on the 13th, at around 11:50 a.m. that day, Mr. A (59) was struck by an 80 cm diameter object that fell from a ceiling 7 meters high at the tunnel construction site of the GTX A Line Private Investment Project Section 3 in Goyang-si. Mr. A was transported to the hospital but passed away at 5:15 p.m. that day.

The construction is jointly carried out by SK Ecoplant, DL Construction, and Ssangyong Construction, and is subject to the Serious Accidents Punishment Act. Enforced since January 27 of this year, the Serious Accidents Punishment Act allows for the punishment of business owners and management officials who fail to fulfill their obligations to prevent accidents when a serious industrial accident such as a worker's death occurs at workplaces with 50 or more regular employees (or construction projects with a contract amount of 5 billion KRW or more).

The Ministry of Employment and Labor is investigating the exact cause of the accident and whether there were violations of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act and the Industrial Safety and Health Act.

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