Two Workers Die in Fall from 6th Floor During Balcony Railing Replacement

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Two workers replacing a balcony railing on the 6th floor of an apartment building fell and died along with the railing. There were no safety devices at the work site to prevent falls.

Reporter Jeong Jiyeon has the details.

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This footage was captured by a CCTV camera at an apartment building in Incheon on the morning of the day before yesterday (September 2).

The balcony railing on the 6th floor can be seen slowly protruding outward before plummeting to the ground along with the window frame in an instant.

The two workers holding onto the railing also fell onto a parked vehicle and the ground without any time to react.

The accident occurred at around 11:25 AM while they were removing old railings and installing new ones.

The workers fell along with the railing as it tilted while they were attempting to secure it to the balcony.

[Witness: It sounded like something exploding with a loud crash, and everyone was shocked.... Even the car was smashed.]

The two workers, in their 60s and 70s, were transported to the hospital in cardiac arrest but did not survive.

It was found that the construction company was a small-scale business operated by the two deceased individuals, and there were no safety harnesses or devices to support or secure the workers at the time of the accident.

The apartment, which is over 30 years old, does not have an elevator. Instead of using a ladder truck, a replacement operation was underway to haul the new railings up to the 6th floor using ropes.

A police official stated, "It appears that the ladder truck was not used to cut costs," adding that an investigation is underway to determine the exact cause of the accident.

The replacement construction cost identified by the police is approximately 600,000 won.

With both workers involved in the operation having passed away, the investigation is expected to conclude without determining accountability.

(Video reporting: Yang Ji-hoon | Video editing: Jeong Yong-hwa | Design: Yang Gi-tae)
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