Ministry of Employment and Police Conduct Search and Seizure at Doosan Construction in 'Gwangju Worker Death Accident'

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The Ministry of Employment and Labor and the police have conducted a search and seizure operation against Doosan Construction, which caused a worker fatality during an apartment construction project in Gwangju.

On the 31st, the Gwangju Regional Employment and Labor Office announced that it, together with the police, has been carrying out a search and seizure since 10 a.m. at the Imdong District Urban Environment Improvement Project site located in Buk-gu, Gwangju, targeting Doosan Construction and subcontractor site offices in connection with the serious industrial accident that occurred there.

On the 24th, during concrete pouring work at the construction site, the boom arm of a concrete pump truck bent, striking and killing a worker belonging to a subcontractor who was working underneath.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor explained, "Although the concrete pump truck involved in the accident is essential equipment frequently used at construction sites, there are suspicions that sufficient safety measures were not taken before operating the equipment. We plan to verify this through the search and seizure."

Doosan Construction has experienced four fatal accidents over the past three years, and this year alone, eight serious industrial accidents have occurred in the Gwangju and Jeolla regions. Accordingly, the Ministry of Employment and Labor and the police are expected to focus more intensively on investigating the causes of the accidents.

The police have additionally booked the site managers of Doosan Construction and the concrete subcontractor on charges of professional negligence resulting in death, and the Labor Office has also booked two related corporations along with officials from the construction company and subcontractors on charges of violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor stated, "We plan to conduct a strict investigation to clearly identify the cause of the accident and to determine whether the safety and health obligations of management officials, as stipulated in the Serious Accident Punishment Act, were faithfully fulfilled."

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