63 Deaths at Construction Sites in Q2... 17% Increase Compared to Same Period Last Year

13 Deaths Occurred at Sites of Top 100 Construction Companies

In the second quarter of this year (April to June), 63 construction accident fatalities occurred at construction sites. Compared to the same period last year (52 fatalities), this represents a 17.4% increase, and compared to the first quarter of this year (55 fatalities), it is a 12.7% increase. At sites managed by the top 100 construction companies, there were also 13 fatalities, which is 3 more than the same period last year (11) and 6 more than the first quarter of this year (7).

On the 26th, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced, after analyzing statistics from the Construction Safety Information Network (CSI), that the total number of construction accident fatalities in the second quarter of this year was 63, an increase of 11 compared to the same period last year.

Among these, 13 fatalities occurred at sites of 11 of the top 100 construction companies, an increase of 3 compared to the same period last year. Hyundai Engineering and Hanwha each reported 2 fatalities, while Lotte Construction, Kumho Construction, Shinsegae Construction, and 9 other companies each had 1 fatality.

The public institutions ordering the public construction projects where fatalities occurred numbered 19, with 20 fatalities, an increase of 10 compared to the same period last year.

There were 43 fatalities in private construction projects, an increase of 1 compared to the same period last year. The licensing authorities with the highest number of fatalities were Yeoju-si and Paju-si in Gyeonggi-do, each with 2 fatalities.

Won Hee-ryong, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, instructed that joint special inspections be conducted on construction sites under the jurisdiction of the top 100 construction companies and their subcontractors where fatalities occurred in the second quarter, as well as on public construction accident sites. He directed that if any violations are found, strong measures such as suspension of construction and imposition of penalty points for poor performance be taken.

Minister Won stated, “We plan to discuss measures to reduce accidents through construction safety meetings involving related agencies, experts, and the construction industry, and to encourage benchmarking of best practices. This will raise the interest of construction businesses and ordering agencies in construction safety and induce practical safety improvements at sites.”

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