5 Workers Fall at Anseong Cold Storage Construction Site... 1 Worker Dies (Comprehensive)

Accident site at KY Logistics cold storage warehouse new construction in Oegacheon-ri, Wongok-myeon, Anseong-si, Gyeonggi-do Photo by Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters

[Asia Economy (Anseong) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] A fall accident occurred at a cold storage warehouse construction site in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, resulting in 5 people being killed or injured.

According to the fire authorities on the 21st, at around 1:05 PM on the same day, a fall accident occurred at the KY Logis cold storage warehouse new construction site located in Oegacheon-ri, Wongok-myeon, Anseong-si, Gyeonggi Province. The accident happened when about 15 pyeong of formwork on the 4th floor of the building collapsed down to the 3rd floor during cement pouring work.

As a result, 5 workers fell about 5 to 6 meters below and were seriously injured. A total of 8 people were working at the time, and 3 of them reportedly evacuated on their own.

Immediately after the accident, 3 people were transported to the hospital in a state of cardiac arrest. Among them, one male worker in his 40s whose nationality has not been confirmed died, and two foreign workers?a man in his 60s and a woman in her 30s?are recovering.

In addition to the cardiac arrest patients, two other injured male workers in their 50s are receiving hospital treatment for head trauma and other injuries.

A fire department official stated, "Among the three cardiac arrest patients, one died, and two are in a state of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), meaning their hearts have started beating again and blood is circulating."

The fire authorities mobilized 21 vehicles including ambulances and 56 firefighters to transport the injured to three different hospitals and took safety measures at the scene after receiving the report.

The building under construction where the accident occurred is a five-story building above ground with one basement floor, with a total floor area of about 27,000 square meters. Construction began in August last year and was scheduled to be completed in February next year.

The construction company is SGC E-Tech Construction, which has more than 200 regular workers and is subject to the Serious Accident Punishment Act. This company is a subsidiary of OCI, a KOSPI-listed company. The police and fire authorities are investigating the detailed circumstances of the accident.

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