A subcontracted worker in his 50s died after falling from a structure at a petrochemical construction site in Ulsan, according to the Ministry of Employment and Labor and police.
The worker, identified only by the surname A, fell about 17 meters from a structure at the Shaheen Project Package-1 site in Onsan-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan, at around 3:50 p.m. on the 3rd. He was employed by a subcontractor of Hyundai Engineering & Construction.
Investigators found that the worker fell to the ground while trying to grab a fire-resistant coating transfer pipe that had been lowered outside a safety railing. He was taken to a hospital in cardiac arrest immediately after the accident but was pronounced dead.
Police and the labor ministry are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident and whether the Serious Accidents Punishment Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act were violated.
The labor ministry said it "immediately launched an accident investigation and ordered a work suspension, among other stringent measures," adding that it had "begun an investigation into the cause of the accident and possible violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the Serious Accidents Punishment Act."
