50s Man Dies After Marble Falls at Wolsan-dong Remodeling Site

A man in his 50s died after being crushed by a fallen marble slab at a remodeling construction site in Wolsan-dong, Nam-gu, Gwangju.

Near Wolsan-dong, Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, at a first-floor gym remodeling construction site, A (59) was crushed by marble after falling from a height of 2 meters around 11:10 a.m. on the 16th and ultimately died.
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According to Gwangju Fire Department on the 16th, at around 11:10 a.m., Mr. A (59) was crushed by a marble slab that fell from a height of 2 meters at a remodeling construction site of a gym on the first floor in Wolsan-dong, Nam-gu, Gwangju.

Mr. A, who was trapped under a marble slab weighing about 50 kg, was transported to a nearby hospital by the fire department but ultimately passed away.

The labor authorities will investigate whether this incident falls under the Serious Accidents Punishment Act.

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