SK Ecoplant and Kyeryong Construction Receive Six-Month Suspension Over Siheung Bridge Collapse

In connection with the bridge collapse accident at the West Coast Bypass Road construction site last year, which resulted in the death of one worker, SK Ecoplant and Kyeryong Construction, the companies responsible for the construction, have been issued a six-month business suspension by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

According to the construction industry on the 22nd, the Ministry notified both companies of a six-month business suspension as a penalty for their responsibility in the accident. The suspension period will run from December 1 this year to May 31 next year.

On May 2 last year, police, the National Forensic Service, the Ministry of Employment and Labor, and the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency conducted a joint inspection at the site of the bridge deck collapse accident at the West Coast Bypass Road construction site in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province to determine the cause of the accident. Photo by Yonhap News

Previously, in April last year, during the construction of the West Coast Bypass Road in Wolgot-dong, Siheung, Gyeonggi Province, a girder being placed atop a bridge pier broke and collapsed in succession, resulting in the death of one worker and injuries to six others.

SK Ecoplant responded to the administrative action by stating, "It has been confirmed that there were no quality issues," and added, "We will provide legal clarification that we fully fulfilled our safety management obligations."

Kyeryong Construction, a listed company, announced in a disclosure on the same day that it plans to respond by filing for a stay of execution of the administrative action and a lawsuit to cancel the administrative disposition. The company further stated, "If the application for a stay of execution regarding the business suspension is granted, there will be no impact on business activities until the court's ruling on the cancellation lawsuit."

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