A worker in his 50s died at an apartment construction site being managed by POSCO Engineering & Construction (formerly POSCO Construction). The Ministry of Employment and Labor is investigating whether there was a violation of the Serious Accident Punishment Act.
According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor and others on the 16th, an accident occurred around 11:20 a.m. that day at an apartment construction site in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province, where a worker identified as A, in his 50s, lost his life. A is reported to be affiliated with a subcontractor.
A is said to have fallen from the 17th floor of the construction site and collided with a rebar structure on the ground. He was transported to the hospital shortly after the accident but was reported to have died.
A labor inspector from the Ministry of Employment visited the accident site and is investigating potential violations of the Serious Accident Punishment Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act by POSCO Construction.