A man in his 70s identified as A suffered a fall into a freight elevator shaft on the third floor of a snack manufacturing factory in Namdong-gu, Incheon, at around 4:34 PM today (Oct. 8).
Worker A was transported to a hospital in a state of cardiac arrest.
Police secured a statement from a factory official saying, "It appears that A stepped into the shaft area without realizing that the elevator had descended."
Additionally, police are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident, noting that safety devices such as anti-fall fences were reportedly absent at the factory.
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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