A man in his 60s falls to death while repairing transmission tower on a hill in Tongyeong
On the 17th, a man in his 60s fell to his death while performing maintenance work on a transmission tower in a mountain area of Gwangdo-myeon, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongnam.
According to the Tongyeong Police Station on the 18th, the deceased, Mr. A, fell from a height of 80 meters around 11:10 a.m. while replacing the steel structure of the transmission tower.
Although a 119 emergency medical team was dispatched following a report from a colleague who witnessed the accident, Mr. A suffered severe head injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The police notified the Ministry of Employment and Labor about the accident and plan to investigate the exact circumstances of the accident and whether there was any negligence in following safety protocols by questioning witnesses and the person responsible for safety management.
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