Taebaek Mine Tunnel Worker Found Dead After Burial Incident

Gangwon Province Governor Kim Jin-tae visits Taebaek Jangseong Mining Site where a burial accident occurred [Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] On the morning of the 14th, a worker buried under fallen coal at the tunnel of Daehan Coal Corporation Jangseong Mine in Taebaek-si, Gangwon Province, was eventually found dead.

The fire authorities and Daehan Coal Corporation announced on the same day, "After conducting rescue operations for two days to find A (46), who went missing around 9:45 a.m. on the 14th in the underground tunnel 675 meters deep, he was found dead at the missing location around 5:45 p.m. on the 15th."

About an hour before A went missing, fellow workers mining coal reported that more water than usual was coming out in the tunnel, indicating danger, and while taking measures to stop work, the accident occurred.

The police, fire authorities, and Jangseong Mine are investigating the cause of the accident.

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