468 Violations of Industrial Accident Prevention Obligations... GS Caltex, Samsung Electronics, LG Display

Half of All Fatal Accidents Are in the Construction Industry

The government announced a list of workplaces that violated industrial accident prevention obligations. A major industrial accident occurred at GS Caltex Co., Ltd. Yeosu Plant, and it was found that Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Gwangju and Taekwang Industrial Co., Ltd. concealed industrial accidents. LG Display Co., Ltd. was identified as having a high proportion of subcontractor accident deaths.

Provided by the Ministry of Employment and Labor

The Ministry of Employment and Labor announced on the 19th a list of 468 workplaces that violated industrial accident prevention obligations, including fatal accidents.

According to Article 10 of the Industrial Safety and Health Act, the Ministry annually discloses the number of industrial accidents at workplaces designated by Presidential Decree. The list includes workplaces with two or more fatal accidents, those with a fatality rate (number of industrial accident deaths per 10,000 workers) above the average for workplaces of the same size and industry, workplaces where major industrial accidents occurred, and workplaces confirmed to have concealed industrial accidents in violation of the Industrial Safety and Health Act.

Looking at this year's detailed disclosure criteria, there were a total of 10 workplaces with two or more fatal accidents annually. Among them, five were in the construction industry, accounting for half. Among all disclosed workplaces, the one with the most fatal accidents was Changseong Construction Co., Ltd. (prime contractor) - Dongil Construction Industry (subcontractor), where three deaths occurred last year.

There are a total of 372 workplaces with a high fatality rate. By industry, construction accounts for 57.0% (212 workplaces), machinery, metal, and non-metal manufacturing accounts for 13.2% (49 workplaces), and facility management and business support services account for 4.8% (18 workplaces).

There are 13 workplaces where major industrial accidents occurred due to hazardous substances leaking from harmful and dangerous equipment or causing harm to workers through fire or explosion. Cheonil Paint Co., Ltd. and GS Caltex Co., Ltd. Yeosu Plant had incidents last year, and Murim P&P Co., Ltd. (prime contractor) - Easy Tech One (subcontractor) and Haedong Polymer Industry Co., Ltd. had two injured persons in 2022.

A total of 13 workplaces were disclosed for concealing industrial accidents, including Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Gwangju and Taekwang Industrial Co., Ltd. Ulsan Plant. Samsung Electronics Gwangju had three concealment cases detected, and Taekwang Industrial had two. Workplaces that were fined for failing to report industrial accidents two or more times in the past three years included Big Star Construction Co., Ltd. and Beomyang General Construction Co., Ltd., totaling 18 workplaces.

Additionally, to strengthen the prime contractor's preventive responsibility for industrial accidents occurring at subcontractors, under the 'Prime Contractor-Subcontractor Integrated Industrial Accident Management System,' one prime contractor (LG Display Co., Ltd.) with a higher proportion of subcontractor accident deaths than the combined total of prime and subcontractors was disclosed.

Kim Moon-soo, Minister of Employment and Labor, said, "I hope this disclosure spreads the awareness that workplaces violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act will be held strictly accountable," adding, "It should serve as an opportunity for all workplaces to develop a heightened awareness of safety."

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