Two Workers Fall to Death During High School Expansion Construction in Guro-gu

Accident During Exterior Wall Panel Work on Building

Two workers in their 50s fell from a height of 18 meters and died at the extension construction site of Oryu High School in Gung-dong, Guro-gu, Seoul.

According to the police and fire authorities on the 6th, the accident occurred around 9:18 a.m. while they were working on attaching panels to the building's exterior wall using an aerial work platform (sky lift).

The Seoul Regional Employment and Labor Office issued a work suspension order for the construction site. The labor office secured witness statements indicating that both the work platform at the top and the ladder were shaking.

The police also plan to investigate whether there was a violation of safety management obligations.

This project is not subject to the Serious Accidents Punishment Act as the construction cost is less than 5 billion KRW.

According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor's notice, safety railings must be installed on all sides of aerial work platforms to prevent people or objects from falling, and safety devices such as safety hooks must be fastened during work.

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