Five Workers Sustain Minor Injuries and Are Transported to Hospital After Falling 10m Below While Building Yangsan Logistics Center

The exterior wall structure has collapsed during the construction work of a logistics center in Bukjeong-dong, Yangsan-si, Gyeongnam. [Image source=Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] At 11:37 a.m. on the 11th, five workers fell at a logistics center construction site in Bukjeong-dong, Yangsan-si, Gyeongnam, and were transported to the hospital.

According to the Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters, part of the exterior wall structure collapsed at the site where a new building was being constructed, and five workers working there fell and were injured.

At the time, NRC composite beam work was underway, installing a structure connecting beams and column formworks with steel plates.

As this structure fell, the five workers working on top of it fell about 10 meters below.

At the site, nine vehicles including ambulances and 27 firefighters were dispatched, and those who sustained minor injuries from the impact were transported to the hospital by 12:14 p.m. that day and are receiving treatment.

The fire department and police are investigating the exact cause and circumstances of the accident based on statements from the reporter and workers.

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