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A tower crane accident at a power plant construction site in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, has left one worker dead and another injured.
According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor, at around 3:10 p.m. yesterday (October 9), during the installation of a tower crane counterweight at a power plant construction site in Bucheon being built by DL E&C, the hoisted counterweight swung uncontrollably and struck workers nearby.
The accident left a tower crane worker in his 50s, surnamed A, who was rushed to a hospital in cardiac arrest, dead, while another worker in his 50s, surnamed B, sustained serious injuries and is currently receiving treatment.
Immediately following the accident, the Bucheon Employment and Labor Office issued a work suspension order and launched an investigation into the cause of the accident.
Labor authorities plan to check whether safety guidelines were followed while also examining potential violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the Serious Accidents Punishment Act.
Under the Serious Accidents Punishment Act, a serious industrial accident applies when: ▲ one or more fatalities occur; ▲ two or more injured persons require six months or more of treatment from the same accident; or ▲ three or more persons contract occupational diseases such as acute poisoning from the same hazard within one year.
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