70s Worker Falls at Incheon Wood Factory... Caught in Machine and Dies

Fall from 15m Height While Working with Machine
Labor Authorities Plan to Apply Serious Accident Punishment Act

On the first day of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act enforcement, which allows for the punishment of management officials when serious accidents such as worker fatalities occur, a construction site of an apartment in Gyeonggi-do on the 27th./Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] A man in his 70s working at a lumber factory in Incheon fell 15 meters and was caught in a machine, resulting in his death.

According to the Incheon Jungbu Fire Station on the 11th, at around 12:08 PM, a man in his 70s identified as Mr. A fell 15 meters at a lumber factory located in Bukseong-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon, and became trapped in a wood sorting machine.

Mr. A was unable to get out of the machine and died at the scene.

A fire department official said, "When paramedics arrived at the scene after a report from the factory personnel, Mr. A's body was trapped under the machine. Although the machine was disassembled, Mr. A was already deceased."

The fire authorities reportedly secured witness statements indicating that Mr. A fell toward the machine from a height of 15 meters while working.

The labor authorities confirmed that the lumber factory where the accident occurred employs more than 50 workers and plan to apply the Serious Accidents Punishment Act.

The police will also investigate the exact circumstances of the accident and whether safety regulations were properly followed during the work process by questioning factory personnel.

A police official said, "We are currently investigating the exact circumstances at the scene shortly after the accident."

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