20s Migrant Worker Dies After Falling into 67℃ Hot Water at Yangsan Factory

Yangsan Police Station, Gyeongnam. [Photo by Asia Economy DB]

A man in his 20s of Uzbek nationality who was receiving treatment after falling into hot water at a factory in Yusan-dong, Yangsan-si, Gyeongnam, eventually passed away.

According to the Yangsan Police Station on the 10th, Mr. A fell into a hot water bath measuring 1.5 meters wide, 7 meters long, and 1.5 meters deep around 1:20 p.m. on the 1st while operating the temperature control panel of the hot water to dry steel pipes.

The temperature of the hot water, used to dry the pipe surface to facilitate the steel pipe coating process, was 67℃.

Mr. A, who suffered severe burns, was urgently taken to the hospital for treatment but passed away on the morning of the 9th.

An investigation by the Yangsan branch of the Ministry of Employment and Labor revealed that safety devices such as safety railings were not properly installed at the work site.

The company was identified as a workplace with fewer than 50 regular employees and thus not subject to the Serious Accidents Punishment Act.

The police are investigating whether safety regulations were followed and the exact circumstances of the accident by interviewing witnesses, the company representative, and managers, as it is believed that Mr. A slipped and fell into the hot water during work.

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