SPC Shani Factory Crushing Accident: 50s Worker Ultimately Dies

A man in his 50s who was transported to the hospital in cardiac arrest due to a crushing accident at Shani Bakery, an affiliate of SPC, has ultimately passed away.

According to the Seongnam Jungwon Police Station in Gyeonggi Province and SPC on the 10th, Mr. A, a man in his 50s who was involved in an accident on the 8th at Shani Bakery located in Sangdaewon-dong, Jungwon-gu, Seongnam City, where he was caught in a dough machine, died at around 12:30 p.m. two days after the accident.

At the time of the accident, Mr. A was transported to the hospital in cardiac arrest, and although his breathing and pulse returned and he underwent emergency surgery, he ultimately did not recover.

Mr. A was working in a two-person team, lifting dough contained in a round stainless steel container with a lift machine and transferring it to another dough container when the accident occurred.

Mr. A, who was working below the lift machine, was involved in the accident when another worker, Mr. B, who was above, operated the machine without properly confirming safety.

As a result, Mr. B reportedly suffered mental shock due to feelings of guilt and rested at a hospital after the police investigation. Other workers who witnessed the accident also received psychological stabilization treatment.

The police have criminally charged Mr. B with professional negligence causing death and are investigating. Additionally, they are investigating whether there were any other safety violations, focusing on factory officials.

After the accident, SPC halted operations on all production lines at the factory.

In a statement released at the time of the accident, SPC expressed, "We offer our deepest condolences to the employee who suffered this unfortunate accident and their family," and added, "We will sincerely engage in the investigation to accurately determine the cause of the accident."

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