Explosion at Hanwha Ocean Geoje Plant... 20s Partner Company Employee Dies

Hanwha Ocean "Regretful and Devastated, Will Do Our Best to Prevent Recurrence"

Hanwha Ocean Gyeongnam Geoje Plant.
[Photo by Hanwha Ocean]

At the Hanwha Ocean Geoje plant in Gyeongnam, an explosion accident occurred, resulting in the death of one subcontractor employee.

According to Hanwha Ocean on the 12th, the explosion accident happened at 3:19 PM at the ship rudder manufacturing factory within the Hanwha Ocean Geoje plant in Geoje City, Gyeongnam.

As a result of the accident, A, a subcontractor worker in his 20s who was operating a grinder, was seriously injured and transported to the hospital for treatment but ultimately passed away.

The police are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident by interviewing witnesses and others.

Hanwha Ocean reported the accident to the police and the Ministry of Employment and Labor immediately after the incident and has currently halted all operations.

A Hanwha Ocean official stated, “We were fully committed to preventing serious accidents, but this tragic incident occurred, and we are deeply saddened and regretful. We offer our condolences to the deceased,” adding, “We will cooperate with relevant authorities to clarify the exact details and causes of the accident and make every effort to establish measures to prevent recurrence.”

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