Worker Dies at Cheonan Logistics Center Construction Site... Serious Accident Investigation Under the Serious Accident Punishment Act

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Hyun-seok] A worker in his 50s who was working at a logistics center in Cheonan, Chungnam, died, 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 16th, at around 9:50 a.m. that day, a Chinese national worker A (55) working at the construction site of the Bukcheonan Gain Logistics Center was crushed by a 4-ton pile driver (heavy equipment used to drill holes in the ground) component.

A, a subcontracted worker for Seyoung Construction, was unloading the pile driver component. The accident is reported to have occurred when the wire rope and other slings broke.

A was taken to the hospital for treatment but ultimately passed away. Since the construction amount exceeds 5 billion KRW, the Serious Accidents Punishment Act applies to this case.

Enforced since January 27, the Serious Accidents Punishment Act stipulates that if a serious accident such as a worker's death occurs at a business site of a certain scale, the business owner or management responsible who failed to fulfill the obligation to prevent the accident can be sentenced to imprisonment of one year or more or fined up to 1 billion KRW.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor has ordered a work stoppage and is investigating the exact cause of the accident, as well as whether there were violations of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act and the Industrial Safety and Health Act.

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